English

sabrewing

From sabre + wing.

A compound of sabre + wing

German Säbel

French sabre ‘a single-edged sword’

English sabre

Old Norse vængr

Middle English winge ‘a wing’

English wing

Today it means

noun A large neotropical hummingbird of the genus Campylopterus.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / sabrewing