Where does “lansa” come from?

lansa (Faroese) comes from Danish lanse, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

lansa (Faroese): lance

Definitions

  1. lance

Ancestry of “lansa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlanse—
2Old Frenchlancelance weapon
3Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Old French lance →