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
Ancestry of “skotvopn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vopn | weapon |
| 2 | Old Norse | vápn | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |