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any object can become one the instant intention sharpens it
means any instrument or means used to attack or defend, whether in combat, argument, or contest
from From Old English 'wǣpen,' meaning arms or instrument of fighting, with cousins across the Germanic family — Old Norse 'vápn,' Dutch 'wapen,' German 'Waffe.' The deeper roots fade into prehistory, leaving the word with no clear ancestor beyond the Germanic tongues themselves, as if the concept were too old and too universal to need explaining.
first weaponsharpened sticks predate humans by millions of years
deadliest toolmosquitoes kill more people than all weapons combined
word originfrom Old English wǣpen, meaning tool or instrument
banned classchemical weapons outlawed worldwide since 1997 treaty
oldest spear400,000-year-old wooden spears found in Germany