sword
Middle English
/swœrd/, /swɛrd/, /swɔrd/
noun
Definitions
- sword, sabre
- (figuratively) Military might or power.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sword inherited from Proto-Germanic *swerdą (sword).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swerdą
Gloss
sword
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
刀, 剣
Emoji
⚔️ 🤺
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backsword English
- broadsword English
- greatsword English
- longsword English
- sellsword English
- shortsword English
- silversword English
- smallsword English
- sword English
- swordbearer English
- swordbearing English
- swordbelt English
- swordbill English
- swordboat English
- swordcraft English
- sworded English
- sworder English
- swordery English
- swordfight English
- swordfighter English
- swordfish English
- swordgrass English
- swording English
- swordless English
- swordlike English
- swordmaker English
- swordmaking English
- swordman English
- swordmaster English
- swordplay English
- swordpoint English
- swordproof English
- swordsman English
- swordsmith English
- swordsmithing English
- swordsperson English
- swordster English
- swordstick English
- swordswoman English
- swordtail English
- swordwork English
- *seh₂w- Proto-Indo-European
- *su̯r̥dhom Proto-Indo-European
- *swer- Proto-Indo-European
- *swerdą Proto-Germanic
- ソード Japanese
- sweord Old English
- sword Old English
- swerd Middle English
- sverð Old Norse
- *swerd gmw-pro