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Where does “armbrust” come from?

armbrust (Middle High German) comes from Latin arbalista, from Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

Ancestry of “armbrust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinarbalistaA type of crossbow
2LatinarcuballistaProbably a crossbow, or possibly a...
3Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
4Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “armbrust”

  • Armbrustschütze
  • Armbrust
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