Where does “Kriegsbeil” come from?

Kriegsbeil (German) comes from German Krieg, from Middle High German kriec, from Old High German krig, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Kriegsbeil (German): tomahawk

Definitions

  1. tomahawk

Ancestry of “Kriegsbeil”, step by step

Kriegsbeil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKriegwar
2Middle High Germankriecexertion; enmity; opposition
3Old High Germankrigstubbornness; defiance
4Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
5Proto-Germanickrīganą—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
8Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via German Beil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeilaxe, hatchet
2Middle High Germanbīl—
3Old High Germanbīhal—
4Proto-Germanicbíþla-axe
5Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- →