Where does “våpen” come from?

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

våpen (Norwegian Nynorsk): a weapon; a coat of arms

Definitions

  1. a weapon; a coat of arms

Ancestry of “våpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevápnweapon
2Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

Words derived from “våpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →