svärd

Swedish

/ˈsvæːrd/

noun
Definitions
  • a sword

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish sværþ inherited from Old Norse sverð inherited from Proto-Germanic *swerdą (sword) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *su̯r̥dhom.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*su̯r̥dhom

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