Where does “spjut” come from?

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

spjut (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of spyd

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spyd

Ancestry of “spjut”, 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 →