wafan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēpną, whence also Old Dutch and Old Saxon wāpan, Old English wǣpn, Old Norse vápn, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 (wēpn).

Noun

wāfan

weapon, arm

Descendants

Middle High German: wāfen, wapen
- Alemannic German: Waaffe
- German: Waffe
  - → German Low German: Waffe
- Yiddish: וואָפֿן‎ (vofn)

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