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Where does “spjut” come from?

spjut (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish spiut, from Proto-Germanic speutą — Alternative form of *speutaz; spear.

spjut (Swedish): spear; a long stick with a sharp tip

Definitions

  1. spear; a long stick with a sharp tip

Ancestry of “spjut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishspiut—
2Proto-GermanicspeutąAlternative form of *speutaz; spear
Every word from Proto-Germanic speutą →