Where does “vopnasmiður” come from?

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

vopnasmiður (Icelandic): watchmaker

Definitions

  1. watchmaker

Ancestry of “vopnasmiður”, step by step

vopnasmiður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vopn

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

via Icelandic smiður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsmiðursmith; a craftsman who works primarily wood,...
2Old Norsesmiðrsmith, a craftsman
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →