Spearpoint
/ˈspɪərˌpɔɪnt/noun
The sharpened tip of a spear.
Did you know?Its two parts go back to Proto-Germanic roots for a spear and a sharp point, but unlike words such as *mortgage* or *nightmare*, there’s no hidden occult meaning here — just brutal, practical weapon language.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sper-
“to strew, scatter; later giving rise to spear-related forms in Germanic”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*spriō / *speru-
“spear”
Old English
OE
spere
“spear”
Old French
OF
point
“point, tip”
Middle English
ME
sperpoynt
“the point or tip of a spear”
Modern English
English
spearpoint
“the sharpened tip of a spear”