Where does “arblast” come from?

arblast (Middle English) comes from Old English arblast, from Old French arbaleste, from Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “arblast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisharblastcrossbow, arblast
2Old Frencharbalestearbalest
3LatinarcuballistaProbably a crossbow, or possibly a...
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “arblast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →