myEtymology.com: English etymology of carbine

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

The earliest known usage of carbine in English dates from the 17th century.

Dutch karabijn, French carabine, German Karabiner, Italian carabina, Lithuanian karabinas, Norwegian karabin, Portuguese carabina, Russian кapaбин, Swedish karbin

Word found in Modern English