Where does “vákn” come from?

vákn (Faroese) comes from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

vákn (Faroese): whaling lance

Definitions

  1. whaling lance

Ancestry of “vákn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevápnweapon
2Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

Words derived from “vákn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →