Where does “spyd” come from?

spyd (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

spyd (Norwegian Nynorsk): a spear; a javelin; a skewer

Definitions

  1. a spear; a javelin; a skewer

Ancestry of “spyd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spyd”

Every word from Proto-Germanic speutą →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ →Every word from Old Norse spjót →