Where does “skytevåpen” come from?

skytevåpen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skyte, from Danish skyde, from Old Danish skiutæ, from Old Norse skjóta, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

skytevåpen (Norwegian Bokmål): a firearm

Definitions

  1. a firearm

Ancestry of “skytevåpen”, step by step

skytevåpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskyteto shoot
2Danishskydeto shoot; to push, to shove
3Old Danishskiutæ—
4Old Norseskjótato shoot
5Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Norwegian Bokmål våpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvåpena weapon; a coat of arms
2Old Norsevápnweapon
3Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old Norse skjóta →