English
Schwertfeger
Schwertfeger comes from German Schwertfeger ‘swordsmith’, and goes back to Middle High German swertveger.
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350swertveger
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchwertfeger‘swordsmith’literally ‘swordsmith’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350swertveger
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchwertfeger‘swordsmith’literally ‘swordsmith’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from German Schwertfeger (literally “swordsmith”).
Every English word from Middle High German swertveger
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle High German swertveger / Schwertfeger