Where does “våbenkapløb” come from?

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

våbenkapløb (Danish): arms race

Definitions

  1. arms race

Ancestry of “våbenkapløb”, step by step

våbenkapløb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish våben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvåbena weapon; a coat of arms
2Old Norsevápnweapon
3Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

via Danish kapløb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkapløbrace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →