Where does “Laserschwert” come from?

Laserschwert (German) comes from German Schwert, from Middle High German swert, from Old High German swert, from Proto-West Germanic swerd, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

Laserschwert (German): lightsaber

Definitions

  1. lightsaber

Ancestry of “Laserschwert”, step by step

Laserschwert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwertsword; blade; dorsal fin
2Middle High Germanswertsword
3Old High Germanswertsword
4Proto-West Germanicswerdsword
5Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via German Laser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaserlaser beam of light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →