Where does “vápn” come from?

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

vápn (Faroese): weapon

Definitions

  1. weapon

Ancestry of “vápn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevápnweapon
2Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →