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
Ancestry of “våben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vápn | weapon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |
Words derived from “våben”