Where does “gevær” come from?

gevær (Danish) comes from German Gewehr, from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida.

gevær (Danish): gun

Definitions

  1. gun

Ancestry of “gevær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewehrrifle
2Middle High Germangewer—
3Old High Germangiwerida—

Words derived from “gevær”

Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →