Where does “Hiebwaffe” come from?

Hiebwaffe (German) comes from German waffe, from Middle High German wāfen, from Old High German wāfan, from Proto-West Germanic wāpn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

Hiebwaffe (German): striking weapon

Definitions

  1. striking weapon

Ancestry of “Hiebwaffe”, step by step

Hiebwaffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German waffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaffeweapon, arm
2Middle High Germanwāfenweapon
3Old High Germanwāfanweapon
4Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
5Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

via German Hieb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHiebblow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāpn →
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