Where does “shrapnel” come from?

shrapnel (English) comes from English Charbonnel, from French charbon, from Old French charbon, from Latin carbō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

shrapnel (English): An anti-personnel artillery shell used in WWI...

Definitions

  1. An anti-personnel artillery shell used in WWI...

Ancestry of “shrapnel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCharbonnel—
2Frenchcharboncoal
3Old Frenchcharboncoal
4Latincarbōcharcoal, coal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “shrapnel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →