Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “wǣpn” come from?

wǣpn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wāpn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

wǣpn (Old English): penis; weapon

Definitions

  1. penis; weapon

Ancestry of “wǣpn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
2Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

Words derived from “wǣpn”

  • weapons
  • weapon
  • weeping
  • wept
  • weep
  • weaponry
  • weepy
  • weepest
  • unwept
  • weaponization
  • weeper
  • weaponed
  • weepeth
  • superweapon
  • bioweapon
  • weaponize
  • weepingly
  • weaponisation
  • weepie
  • weepiness
  • unweaponed
  • nonweapons
  • weepily
  • weaponeer
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