Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “sabel” come from?

sabel (Swedish) 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.

sabel (Swedish): sabre

Definitions

  1. sabre

Ancestry of “sabel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sabel”

  • sapeli
  • sapelinkalistelu
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →