Where does “waffenfähig” come from?

waffenfähig (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.

waffenfähig (German): fit for military service; weapon grade

Definitions

  1. fit for military service; weapon grade

Ancestry of “waffenfähig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaffeweapon, arm
2Middle High Germanwāfenweapon
3Old High Germanwāfanweapon
4Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
5Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāpn →