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
- a spear; a javelin; a skewer
Ancestry of “spyd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spyd | a spear; a javelin; a javelin throw |
| 2 | Danish | spyd | spear |
| 3 | Old Danish | spiut | spear |
| 4 | Old Norse | spjót | spear |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | speutą | Alternative form of *speutaz; spear |
Words derived from “spyd”