Where does “balisword” come from?

balisword (English) comes from English sword, from Middle English sword, from Old English sword, from Old English sweord, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

balisword (English): An exceptionally large balisong knife

Definitions

  1. An exceptionally large balisong knife

Ancestry of “balisword”, step by step

balisword traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sword

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswordA long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a...
2Middle Englishswordsword, sabre; Military might or power
3Old EnglishswordAlternative form of sweord
4Old Englishsweorda sword
5Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via English balisong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbalisongA folding pocket knife with two handles...
2Tagalogbalisonga butterfly knife
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerdą →Every word from Old English sweord →