wafan

Old High German

Etymology

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

    Noun

    wāfan

    1. weapon, arm

    Descendants

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