Where does “kapprustning” come from?

kapprustning (Swedish) comes from Swedish rustning, from Old Swedish rostning.

kapprustning (Swedish): an arms race

Definitions

  1. an arms race

Ancestry of “kapprustning”, step by step

kapprustning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rustning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrustningan armor; armament
2Old Swedishrostning—

via Swedish kapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkappsometimes "i kapp" is used instead of ikapp
Every word from Old Swedish rostning →Every word from Swedish rustning →