Where does “Reihenfeuerpistole” come from?

Reihenfeuerpistole (German) comes from German Pistole, from Middle French pistole, from Middle High German pitschal, from Czech píšťala, from Old Czech píščala, from Proto-Slavic piščalь, from Proto-Slavic piskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk-.

Reihenfeuerpistole (German): machine pistol

Definitions

  1. machine pistol

Ancestry of “Reihenfeuerpistole”, step by step

Reihenfeuerpistole traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pistole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPistolepistol, gun; gun
2Middle Frenchpistolepistol
3Middle High Germanpitschal—
4Czechpíšťalawhistle
5Old Czechpíščalawhistle device used to make a whistling sound
6Proto-Slavicpiščalьpipe; shinbone
7Proto-Slavicpiskatito squeak, to whistle
8Proto-Balto-Slavicpīṣk-—

via German Feuer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
2Middle High Germanviurfire
3Old High Germanfiurfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via German Reihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiherow; rank, succession, series, sequence, range;...
2Middle High Germanrīherow, line, corridor
3Old High Germanrigaline
4Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīṣk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic piskati →Every word from Proto-Slavic piščalь →