Where does “spydkast” come from?

spydkast (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål spyd, from Danish spyd, from Old Danish spiut, from Old Norse spjót, from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ, from Proto-Germanic speutą — Alternative form of *speutaz; spear.

spydkast (Norwegian Bokmål): javelin throw

Definitions

  1. javelin throw

Ancestry of “spydkast”, step by step

spydkast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål spyd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspyda spear; a javelin; a javelin throw
2Danishspydspear
3Old Danishspiutspear
4Old Norsespjótspear
5Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ—
6Proto-GermanicspeutąAlternative form of *speutaz; spear

via Norwegian Bokmål kast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkastthrow; imperative of kaste
2Old Norsekast—
3Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
4Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
5Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Germanic speutą →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ →Every word from Old Norse spjót →