Where does “rynnäkkökivääri” come from?

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

rynnäkkökivääri (Finnish): assault rifle

Definitions

  1. assault rifle

Ancestry of “rynnäkkökivääri”, step by step

rynnäkkökivääri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivääririfle
2Swedishgevära rifle, a gun
3GermanGewehrrifle
4Middle High Germangewer—
5Old High Germangiwerida—

via Finnish rynnäkkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrynnäkköA charge
2Finnishrynnätäto rush; to charge, attack
3Finnishtäwhat
4FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Words derived from “rynnäkkökivääri”

Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →