Where does “kivääri” come from?

kivääri (Finnish) comes from Swedish gevär, from German Gewehr, from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida.

kivääri (Finnish): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “kivääri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgevära rifle, a gun
2GermanGewehrrifle
3Middle High Germangewer
4Old High Germangiwerida

Words derived from “kivääri

Every word from Old High German giweridaEvery word from Middle High German gewerEvery word from German Gewehr