Where does “säbeln” come from?

säbeln (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.

säbeln (German): to saw away at

Definitions

  1. to saw away at

Ancestry of “säbeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäbelsabre
2Middle High Germansabel—
3Polishszablasabre
4Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
5Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
6Proto-Slavicsabľasabre
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →Every word from Old East Slavic саблꙗ →Every word from Russian са́бля →