Where does “våpenkvile” come from?
våpenkvile (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk våpen, from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.
våpenkvile (Norwegian Nynorsk): truce, ceasefire
Ancestry of “våpenkvile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | våpen | a weapon; a coat of arms |
| 2 | Old Norse | vápn | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |