HARQUEBUS - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "harquebus" comes from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz. It started in Old Saxon hōk. Then it appeared in Middle Dutch hakebus. Later, people used it in Middle Low German hakebusse. After that, it was French harquebuse. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Dutch: haakbus
🧩 Fun Fact
The same PIE root can look completely different in modern languages due to thousands of years of sound changes.