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

Definitions

  1. spear; lance

Ancestry of “épieu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespietspear; lance
2Old Norsespjótspear
3Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ—
4Proto-GermanicspeutąAlternative form of *speutaz; spear
Every word from Proto-Germanic speutą →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ →Every word from Old Norse spjót →