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Where does “spjót” come from?

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

spjót (Icelandic): spear, javelin

Definitions

  1. spear, javelin

Ancestry of “spjót”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spjót”

  • spjótkast
Every word from Proto-Germanic speutą →