Where does “ショットガン” come from?
ショットガン (Japanese) comes from English shotgun, from English gun, from Middle English gunne, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis.
ショットガン (Japanese): Synonym of 散弾銃
Ancestry of “ショットガン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shotgun | A gun which fires loads typically consisting of... |
| 2 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 3 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 4 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | Gunnr | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |