Where does “wāpin” come from?
wāpin (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic wāpn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.
Ancestry of “wāpin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wāpn | weapon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |
Words derived from “wāpin”