Where does “våpenskjold” come from?

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

våpenskjold (Norwegian Nynorsk): a coat of arms

Definitions

  1. a coat of arms

Ancestry of “våpenskjold”, step by step

våpenskjold 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 skjold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskjolda shield
2Old Norseskjǫldra shield
3Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Old Norse vápn →