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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

Definitions

  1. Synonym of 散弾銃

Ancestry of “ショットガン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshotgunA gun which fires loads typically consisting of...
2EnglishgunA device for projecting a hard object very...
3Middle EnglishgunneA trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing...
4Old NorseGunnhildr—
5Old NorseGunnr—
6Old Norseguðrbattle, war
7Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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