Where does “handvuurwapen” come from?
handvuurwapen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vuurwapen, from Afrikaans vuur, from English fire, from Middle English fier, from Old English fȳr, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy — passed , crossed.
handvuurwapen (Dutch): handgun, hand firearm, portable firearm
Definitions
- handgun, hand firearm, portable firearm
Ancestry of “handvuurwapen”, step by step
handvuurwapen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vuurwapen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vuurwapen | firearm |
| 2 | Afrikaans | vuur | fire |
| 3 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 4 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 5 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 6 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Handfeuerwaffe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Handfeuerwaffe | a gun that can be carried and operated using just the hands, like a pistol or a rifle |
| 2 | German | hand | hand |
| 3 | Middle High German | hant | hand |
| 4 | Old High German | hant | hand |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | handu | hand |
| 6 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 7 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 8 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |