Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “vapn” come from?

vapn (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse vápn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

vapn (Old Swedish): coat of arms

Definitions

  1. coat of arms

Ancestry of “vapn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevápnweapon
2Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—

Words derived from “vapn”

  • vapenstillestånd
  • vapenstilleståndsförhandling
  • vapenvila
  • kärnvapen
  • kärnvapenkrig
  • vapen
  • massförstörelsevapen
  • flygvapen
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