Where does “Waffenschein” come from?

Waffenschein (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.

Waffenschein (German): gun licence, firearms licence

Definitions

  1. gun licence, firearms licence

Ancestry of “Waffenschein”, step by step

Waffenschein 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 Schein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanScheinshine, gleam, flash; certificate, ticket; bill,...
2Middle High Germanschīn—
3Old High Germanscīn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāpn →
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