Where does “spydkast” come from?
spydkast (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk spyd, 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 Nynorsk): javelin throw
Ancestry of “spydkast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | spyd | a spear; a javelin; a skewer |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | spyd | a spear; a javelin; a javelin throw |
| 3 | Danish | spyd | spear |
| 4 | Old Danish | spiut | spear |
| 5 | Old Norse | spjót | spear |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | speutą | Alternative form of *speutaz; spear |