Where does “Thompson submachine gun” come from?
Thompson submachine gun (English) comes from English Thompson, from English Thomson, from English -son, from Middle English -son, from Middle English -es, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Thompson submachine gun (English): a .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a...
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- a .45-caliber American submachine gun, having a...
Ancestry of “Thompson submachine gun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Thompson | — |
| 2 | English | Thomson | — |
| 3 | English | -son | Added to a stem to form a patronymic or... |
| 4 | Middle English | -son | — |
| 5 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 6 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -as | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |