Where does “granatgevär” come from?

granatgevär (Swedish) comes from Swedish gevär, from German Gewehr, from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida.

granatgevär (Swedish): a recoilless rifle

Definitions

  1. a recoilless rifle

Ancestry of “granatgevär”, step by step

granatgevär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gevär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgevära rifle, a gun
2GermanGewehrrifle
3Middle High Germangewer—
4Old High Germangiwerida—

via Swedish granat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgranata pomegranate; a garnet, a group of minerals with...
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →