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Where does “spiut” come from?

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

spiut (Old Danish): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “spiut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespjótspear
2Proto-Norse*ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ—
3Proto-GermanicspeutąAlternative form of *speutaz; spear

Words derived from “spiut”

  • spyd
Every word from Proto-Germanic speutą →