Where does “swordery” come from?

swordery (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.

swordery (English): Swordplay; sword fighting or swordsmanship

Definitions

  1. Swordplay; sword fighting or swordsmanship

Ancestry of “swordery”, step by step

swordery 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 ery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishery—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerdą →Every word from Old English sweord →
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