Where does “wapenkreet” come from?
wapenkreet (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.
wapenkreet (Dutch): call to arms
Definitions
- call to arms
Ancestry of “wapenkreet”, step by step
wapenkreet 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 kreet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kreet | a cry |
| 2 | Swedish | Greta | Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" |
| 3 | Swedish | Margareta | Margaret |
| 4 | Latin | margarīta | pearl |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαργαρίτης | pearl; a type of Egyptian plant |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- | — |