Where does “Lenkwaffe” come from?

Lenkwaffe (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.

Lenkwaffe (German): precision-guided munition

Definitions

  1. precision-guided munition

Ancestry of “Lenkwaffe”, step by step

Lenkwaffe 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 lenken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlenkento steer, drive; to navigate, guide; to regulate
2Old High Germanlanca—

Words derived from “Lenkwaffe”

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