Where does “skytevåpen” come from?

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

skytevåpen (Norwegian Nynorsk): a firearm

Definitions

  1. a firearm

Ancestry of “skytevåpen”, step by step

skytevåpen 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 skyte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskskyteAlternative form of skyta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →