Where does “wapen” come from?

wapen (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian wāpin, from Proto-West Germanic wāpn, from Proto-Germanic wēpną, from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom.

wapen (West Frisian): weapon; coat of arms; penis

Definitions

  1. weapon; coat of arms; penis

Ancestry of “wapen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwāpin—
2Proto-West Germanicwāpnweapon
3Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēbnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēpną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wāpn →