Where does “Waffen-SS” come from?

Waffen-SS (English) comes from German Waffen-SS, from German Waffe, from Old High German wāfan, from Proto-West Germanic wāpn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

Waffen-SS (English): The combat branch of the Schutzstaffel

Definitions

  1. The combat branch of the Schutzstaffel

Ancestry of “Waffen-SS”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaffen-SS—
2GermanWaffeweapon, arm
3Old High Germanwāfanweapon
4Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
5Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāpn →
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