Where does “närstridsvapen” come from?

närstridsvapen (Swedish) comes from Swedish våpen, from English vape, from English vaporize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.

närstridsvapen (Swedish): melee weapon

Definitions

  1. melee weapon

Ancestry of “närstridsvapen”, step by step

närstridsvapen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish våpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvåpendefinite plural of våp
2EnglishvapeClipping of vaporizer; To inhale the vapor...
3EnglishvaporizeTo turn into vapor
4English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
5Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
6Middle French-iser-ize
7Latin-izōUsed to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives
8Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
10Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via Swedish närstrid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnärstridclose combat, melee
2Swedishnäranear, close; to nourish, nurture; give...
3Old Swedishnæra
4Middle Low Germanneren
5Old Saxonnerianto save
6Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
7Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
8Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home
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