Where does “mordvåpen” come from?

mordvåpen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk våpen, from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

mordvåpen (Norwegian Nynorsk): murder weapon

Definitions

  1. murder weapon

Ancestry of “mordvåpen”, step by step

mordvåpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk våpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvåpena weapon; a coat of arms
2Old Norsevápnweapon
3Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

via Norwegian Nynorsk mord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmordmurder
2Old NorseMǫrðrmarten
3Proto-Germanicmarþuzmarten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmartusbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →