Where does “wapendracht” come from?
wapendracht (Dutch) comes from Dutch wapen, from Middle Dutch wâpen, from Old Dutch wāpan, from Proto-West Germanic wāpn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.
wapendracht (Dutch): carrying of weapons; possession of a weapon
Definitions
- carrying of weapons; possession of a weapon
Ancestry of “wapendracht”, step by step
wapendracht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wapen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wapen | weapon; coat of arms; branch or division of the... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wâpen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wāpan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wāpn | weapon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |
via Dutch dracht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dracht | the act of bearing or wearing something; type of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dracht | act of carrying; what is carried, load, freight;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | draht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drahtuz | pulling, carrying |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |