Where does “Armbrustschütze” come from?
Armbrustschütze (German) comes from German armbrust, from Middle High German armbrust, from Latin arbalista, from Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
Armbrustschütze (German): crossbowman
Definitions
- crossbowman
Ancestry of “Armbrustschütze”, step by step
Armbrustschütze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German armbrust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | armbrust | crossbow, arbalest |
| 2 | Middle High German | armbrust | — |
| 3 | Latin | arbalista | A type of crossbow |
| 4 | Latin | arcuballista | Probably a crossbow, or possibly a... |
| 5 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 6 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |