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
Ancestry of “våpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | vápn | weapon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |
Words derived from “våpen”