Where does “weapons” come from?
Weapons comes from Middle English wepen, Old English wēpan, Proto-Germanic wēpną, and Proto-Indo-European wēbnom, derived from the root weh₂b-.
weapons (English): plural of weapon
Ancestry of “weapons”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | weapon | An instrument of attack or defense in combat or... |
| 2 | Middle English | wepen | to weep |
| 3 | Old English | wēpan | weep, cry; to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wōpijan | to weep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wōpijaną | to cry out, to lament |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂b- | to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain |
Words derived from “weapons”