Where does “épieu” come from?
épieu (French) comes from Old French espiet, from Old Norse spjót, from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ, from Proto-Germanic speutą — Alternative form of *speutaz; spear.
épieu (French): spear; lance
Ancestry of “épieu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | espiet | spear; lance |
| 2 | Old Norse | spjót | spear |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | speutą | Alternative form of *speutaz; spear |