Where does “Säbel” come from?

Säbel (German) comes from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.

Säbel (German): sabre

Definitions

  1. sabre

Ancestry of “Säbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansabel
2Polishszablasabre
3Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
4Old East Slavicсаблꙗ
5Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

Words derived from “Säbel

Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľaEvery word from Old East Slavic саблꙗEvery word from Russian са́бля