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Where does “antihandgun” come from?

antihandgun (English) comes from English handgun, from English gun, from Middle English gunne, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis.

antihandgun (English): Prohibiting or restricting the possession of...

Definitions

  1. Prohibiting or restricting the possession of...

Ancestry of “antihandgun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhandgunA small gun with a relatively short barrel,...
2EnglishgunA device for projecting a hard object very...
3Middle EnglishgunneA trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing...
4Old NorseGunnhildr—
5Old NorseGunnr—
6Old Norseguðrbattle, war
7Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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