Where does “sword” come from?
sword (Middle English) comes from Old English sword, from Old English sweord, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
sword (Middle English): sword, sabre; Military might or power
Definitions
- sword, sabre; Military might or power
Ancestry of “sword”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sword | Alternative form of sweord |
| 2 | Old English | sweord | a sword |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swerdą | sword |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |
Words derived from “sword”