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 weapon used mainly for thrusting

Definitions

  1. lance, spear weapon used mainly for thrusting

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,...

Words derived from “lanze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Old French lance →