Where does “Waffenarsenal” come from?

Waffenarsenal (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.

Waffenarsenal (German): armory / armoury

Definitions

  1. armory / armoury

Ancestry of “Waffenarsenal”, step by step

Waffenarsenal 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 Arsenal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArsenalarsenal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnomEvery word from Proto-Germanic wēpnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wāpn