Where does “haglgevær” come from?

haglgevær (Danish) comes from Danish hagl, from Old Norse hagl, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.

haglgevær (Danish): a shotgun

Definitions

  1. a shotgun

Ancestry of “haglgevær”, step by step

haglgevær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hagl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhaglhail, hailstone; shot
2Old Norsehagl—
3Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
4Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail

via Danish gevær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgeværgun
2GermanGewehrrifle
3Middle High Germangewer—
4Old High Germangiwerida—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haglaz →Every word from Old Norse hagl →