Where does “Elektroimpulswaffe” come from?

Elektroimpulswaffe (German) comes from German Impuls, from Latin impulsus, from Latin impellō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Elektroimpulswaffe (German): electroshock weapon

Definitions

  1. electroshock weapon

Ancestry of “Elektroimpulswaffe”, step by step

Elektroimpulswaffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Impuls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanImpulsimpulse, momentum; impetus; stimulus, incentive
2Latinimpulsuspushed, driven, assailed, having been pushed or...
3Latinimpellōto push, drive or strike against something; assail
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via German waffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaffeweapon, arm
2Middle High Germanwāfenweapon
3Old High Germanwāfanweapon
4Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
5Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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