Where does “vierling” come from?

vierling (English) comes from German Vierling, from German vier, from Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

vierling (English): A long firearm with four barrels (typically two shotgun barrels and two rifle barrels)

Definitions

  1. A long firearm with four barrels (typically two shotgun barrels and two rifle barrels)

Ancestry of “vierling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVierlingquadruplet; four of a kind
2Germanvierfour
3Middle High Germanvier—
4Old High Germanfiorfour
5Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
6Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →