Armbruster
German (also Armbrüster): occupational name for a soldier armed with a crossbow or for a maker of crossbows, from an agent derivative of armbrust ‘crossbow' (see Armbrust).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
Armbrust
German: from Middle High German armbrust, earlier arbrust ‘crossbow', hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of crossbows or for a soldier who used one. This term is adapted from Old French arbalestre, Late Latin arcuballista, a compound of arcus ‘bow' + ballista ‘catapult'. In Middle High German it was altered by folk etymology as if composed of the elements arm ‘arm' + berust ‘weaponry'. When the latter term became obsolete it was replaced by brust ‘chest'.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
German (also Armbrüster): occupational name for a soldier armed with a crossbow or for a maker of crossbows, from an agent derivative of armbrust ‘crossbow' (see Armbrust).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
Armbrust
German: from Middle High German armbrust, earlier arbrust ‘crossbow', hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of crossbows or for a soldier who used one. This term is adapted from Old French arbalestre, Late Latin arcuballista, a compound of arcus ‘bow' + ballista ‘catapult'. In Middle High German it was altered by folk etymology as if composed of the elements arm ‘arm' + berust ‘weaponry'. When the latter term became obsolete it was replaced by brust ‘chest'.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
Armbruster
German (also Armbrüster): occupational name for a soldier armed with a crossbow or for a maker of crossbows, from an agent derivative of armbrust ‘crossbow' (see Armbrust).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
Armbrust
German: from Middle High German armbrust, earlier arbrust ‘crossbow', hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of crossbows or for a soldier who used one. This term is adapted from Old French arbalestre, Late Latin arcuballista, a compound of arcus ‘bow' + ballista ‘catapult'. In Middle High German it was altered by folk etymology as if composed of the elements arm ‘arm' + berust ‘weaponry'. When the latter term became obsolete it was replaced by brust ‘chest'.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
German (also Armbrüster): occupational name for a soldier armed with a crossbow or for a maker of crossbows, from an agent derivative of armbrust ‘crossbow' (see Armbrust).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
Armbrust
German: from Middle High German armbrust, earlier arbrust ‘crossbow', hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of crossbows or for a soldier who used one. This term is adapted from Old French arbalestre, Late Latin arcuballista, a compound of arcus ‘bow' + ballista ‘catapult'. In Middle High German it was altered by folk etymology as if composed of the elements arm ‘arm' + berust ‘weaponry'. When the latter term became obsolete it was replaced by brust ‘chest'.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press
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