Where does “våpen” come from?
våpen (Swedish) comes from English vape, from English vaporize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
våpen (Swedish): definite plural of våp
Definitions
- definite plural of våp
Ancestry of “våpen”, step by step
våpen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English vape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vape | Clipping of vaporizer; To inhale the vapor... |
| 2 | English | vaporize | To turn into vapor |
| 3 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 4 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 5 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 6 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old Swedish vapn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | vapn | coat of arms |
| 2 | Old Norse | vápn | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wēpną | weapon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēbnom | — |
via Swedish arsenal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | arsenal | arsenal |
| 2 | French | arsenal | arsenal |
| 3 | Italian | arsenale | dockyard; arsenal |
| 4 | Arabic | دَار الصِّنَاعَة | manufacturing shop |