Where does “wapentuig” come from?

wapentuig (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.

wapentuig (Dutch): military equipment, arms

Definitions

  1. military equipment, arms

Ancestry of “wapentuig”, step by step

wapentuig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wapen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwapenweapon; coat of arms; branch or division of the...
2Middle Dutchwâpen
3Old Dutchwāpan
4Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
5Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom

via Dutch tuig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtuigthing; device; riff-raff
2Middle Dutchtuygtools, apparatus, utensil, ornament
3Old Dutchtiug
4Proto-Germanictiugijąstuff, gear, device
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom
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