Where does “spyd” come from?

spyd (Danish) comes from Old Danish spiut, from Old Norse spjót, from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ, from Proto-Germanic speutą — Alternative form of *speutaz; spear.

spyd (Danish): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “spyd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishspiutspear
2Old Norsespjótspear
3Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ—
4Proto-GermanicspeutąAlternative form of *speutaz; spear

Words derived from “spyd”

Every word from Proto-Germanic speutą →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ →Every word from Old Norse spjót →