Where does “Lanze” come from?

Lanze (German) comes from Middle High German lanze, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Lanze (German): lance, spear

Definitions

  1. lance, spear

Ancestry of “Lanze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlanze—
2Old Frenchlancelance weapon
3Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Old French lance →