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Etymology of the English word carbine
the English word
carbine
derived from the French word
carabine
derived from the Old French word
carabin
derived from the Old French word
escarrabin
derived from the Old French word
scarabee
Date
The earliest known usage of carbine in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
karabijn
, French
carabine
, German
Karabiner
, Italian
carabina
, Lithuanian
karabinas
, Norwegian
karabin
, Portuguese
carabina
, Russian
кapaбин
, Swedish
karbin
Usage
Word found in Modern English
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