Where does “spjót” come from?

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

spjót (Faroese): spear, lance

Definitions

  1. spear, lance

Ancestry of “spjót”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespjótspear
2Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ—
3Proto-GermanicspeutąAlternative form of *speutaz; spear
Every word from Proto-Germanic speutą →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ →Every word from Old Norse spjót →