Where does “lanze” come from?

lanze (Middle High German) comes from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Ancestry of “lanze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlancelance weapon
2Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “lanze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Old French lance →