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:
    • Hunsrik: Waff
    • Luxembourgish: Waff
  • German: Waffe
    • → German Low German: Waffe
  • Yiddish: וואָפֿן (vofn)