Where does “Gewehr” come from?

Gewehr (German) comes from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida.

Gewehr (German): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “Gewehr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangewer—
2Old High Germangiwerida—

Words derived from “Gewehr”

Every word from Old High German giwerida →