Where does “spjutspets” come from?

spjutspets (Swedish) comes from Swedish spets, from Middle Low German spitze, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.

spjutspets (Swedish): a (literal) spearhead

Definitions

  1. a (literal) spearhead

Ancestry of “spjutspets”, step by step

spjutspets traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish spets

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
2Middle Low Germanspitze—
3Proto-Germanicspitjaz—

via Swedish spjut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspjutspear; a long stick with a sharp tip
2Old Swedishspiut—
3Proto-GermanicspeutąAlternative form of *speutaz; spear

Words derived from “spjutspets”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from Middle Low German spitze →Every word from Swedish spets →