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
Ancestry of “spyd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | spiut | spear |
| 2 | Old Norse | spjót | spear |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | speutą | Alternative form of *speutaz; spear |