Where does “espiet” come from?

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

espiet (Old French): spear; lance

Definitions

  1. spear; lance

Ancestry of “espiet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “espiet

Every word from Proto-Germanic speutąEvery word from Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨEvery word from Old Norse spjót