Where does “アサルトライフル” come from?
アサルトライフル (Japanese) comes from English assault rifle, from German Sturmgewehr, from German Sturm, from Old High German sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
アサルトライフル (Japanese): an assault rifle
Ancestry of “アサルトライフル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | assault rifle | A military select-fire rifle or carbine that... |
| 2 | German | Sturmgewehr | assault rifle |
| 3 | German | Sturm | A strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall;... |
| 4 | Old High German | sturm | storm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |