Where does “wæpnhus” come from?

wæpnhus (Old English) comes from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

wæpnhus (Old English): armory, arsenal (a stock of weapons or place where weapons are kept)

Definitions

  1. armory, arsenal (a stock of weapons or place where weapons are kept)

Ancestry of “wæpnhus”, step by step

wæpnhus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
2Proto-West Germanichūshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Old English wǣpn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwǣpnpenis; weapon
2Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
3Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →
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