Where does “armbrøst” come from?

armbrøst (Danish) comes from Middle Low German armborst, from Latin arbalista, from Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

armbrøst (Danish): crossbow

Definitions

  1. crossbow

Ancestry of “armbrøst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanarmborst—
2LatinarbalistaA type of crossbow
3LatinarcuballistaProbably a crossbow, or possibly a...
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →