Where does “Säbelrasseln” come from?

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

Säbelrasseln (German): sabre-rattling

Definitions

  1. sabre-rattling

Ancestry of “Säbelrasseln”, step by step

Säbelrasseln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Säbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäbelsabre
2Middle High Germansabel—
3Polishszablasabre
4Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
5Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
6Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

via German rasseln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrasselnto rattle
2Middle High Germanraȥȥelnto turn
3Old High German*raȥȥōn—
4Proto-West Germanic*hratōn—
5Proto-Germanichratōnąto swing; sway; shake; to stagger; stumble;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrad-to swing
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →Every word from Old East Slavic саблꙗ →Every word from Russian са́бля →