Where does “stötspjut” come from?
stötspjut (Swedish) comes from Swedish stöta, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
stötspjut (Swedish): a spear designed to be thrust (as opposed to thrown), like a lance
Definitions
- a spear designed to be thrust (as opposed to thrown), like a lance
Ancestry of “stötspjut”, step by step
stötspjut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stöta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stöta | to push, to shock, to knock, to blow, to strike,... |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |