Etymograph

English

sabre

Sabre comes from French sabre ‘a single-edged sword’, and goes back to German Säbel.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSäbel
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentsabre‘a single-edged sword’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1769same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSäbel
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentsabre‘a single-edged sword’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1769same form

Earliest quotation: 1769, Firishta, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi: “Jewan Sadit, who ſtood before the prince, obſerving his…”

Every English word from German Säbel

Today it means

noun A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.

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Etymograph / German Säbel / sabre

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