Where does “sabel” come from?
sabel (Dutch) comes from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.
sabel (Dutch): sabre Commonwealth, saber US sword with a narrow, slightly curved blade
Definitions
- sabre Commonwealth, saber US sword with a narrow, slightly curved blade
Ancestry of “sabel”, step by step
sabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Säbel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Säbel | sabre |
| 2 | Middle High German | sabel | — |
| 3 | Polish | szabla | sabre |
| 4 | Russian | са́бля | saber, cutlass |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | саблꙗ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sabľa | sabre |
via Middle Dutch sabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | sabel | — |