Where does “våben” come from?

våben (Danish) comes from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

våben (Danish): a weapon; a coat of arms

Definitions

  1. a weapon; a coat of arms

Ancestry of “våben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevápnweapon
2Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

Words derived from “våben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →
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