Where does “skotvopn” come from?

skotvopn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vopn, from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

skotvopn (Icelandic): firearm

Definitions

  1. firearm

Ancestry of “skotvopn”, step by step

skotvopn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vopn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvopnweapon
2Old Norsevápnweapon
3Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

via Icelandic skot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskota shot, a gunshot; a bullet
2Old Norseskot—
3Proto-Germanicskutąshot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →