Where does “wapenkunde” come from?
wapenkunde (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.
wapenkunde (Dutch): heraldry
Ancestry of “wapenkunde”, step by step
| 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 | — |