Where does “swordplay” come from?
swordplay (English) comes from Old English sweordplega, from Old English pleġa, from Proto-West Germanic plegō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
swordplay (English): fighting with a sword
Definitions
- fighting with a sword
Ancestry of “swordplay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sweordplega | swordplay, fighting |
| 2 | Old English | pleġa | exercise |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | plegō | care; an exercise; a game |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ō | Creates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |