Where does “sword” come from?

Sword derives from Middle English swerd, from Old English sweard, from Proto-Germanic swarduz, from Proto-Indo-European swer-, a root of uncertain original meaning.

sword (English): A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a...

Definitions

  1. A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a...

Ancestry of “sword”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishswordsword, sabre; Military might or power
2Old EnglishswordAlternative form of sweord
3Old Englishsweorda sword
4Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “sword

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr-
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