Surname · also Middle English
Spittle
“lodging house”
Spittle is a surname from Middle English (ultimately Middle High German).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Spittle goes back to Middle English spitel, meaning “lodging house.”
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Where it comes from
Spittle comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Middle High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English spitel (“lodging house”), from German Spittel, from Middle High German spital (“hospital”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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