Where does “wapen” come from?
wapen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wâpen, from Old Dutch wāpan, from Proto-West Germanic wāpn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.
wapen (Dutch): weapon; coat of arms; branch or division of the...
Definitions
- weapon; coat of arms; branch or division of the...
Ancestry of “wapen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | wâpen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wāpan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wāpn | weapon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |
Words derived from “wapen”