Where does “prickskyttegevär” come from?

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

prickskyttegevär (Swedish): sniper rifle

Definitions

  1. sniper rifle

Ancestry of “prickskyttegevär”, step by step

prickskyttegevär 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 prickskytte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprickskyttesniping
Every word from Old High German giwerida →Every word from Middle High German gewer →Every word from German Gewehr →