AtlasSwitzerlandLucerneOne word pinned hereLucerne47.0523°N 8.3059°E · Q4191One English word in this atlas traces back to Lucerne. It sits in Switzerland.ShareAll of Switzerland Pinned hereLucerne hammernoun · 19th centuryProbableNamed after the arsenal where the surviving examples happened to be stored.Swiss infantry used the weapon from the late medieval period, and arms writers attached the name of Lucerne because so many specimens survive in that city's arsenal. It is a collectors' and curators' label rather than what the soldiers carrying it called the thing.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinsSwiss cheeseSwitzerland, Switzerland29 kmSwiss bank accountSwitzerland, Switzerland29 kmhelvetaneSwitzerland, Switzerland29 kmgnome of ZürichZurich, Switzerland40 km