Where does “vápn” come from?
vápn (Faroese) comes from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.
vápn (Faroese): weapon
Ancestry of “vápn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vápn | weapon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |