English
swordblade
Swordblade comes from Middle English swerdblad.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swerdblad
- Englishearliest quotation 1997swordblade
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swerdblad
- Englishearliest quotation 1997swordblade
Earliest quotation: 1997, Brian Jacques: “Damug circled the cage which held the creature, idly…”
Proto-Germanic *swerdą ‘sword’
Proto-West Germanic *swerd ‘sword’
Old English sweord ‘sword’
West Midland Middle English sword
English sword
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘to thrive, bloom’
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Proto-West Germanic *blad ‘leaf’
Old English blæd ‘leaf’
Middle English blad ‘a leaf’
Middle English blade
English blade
Every English word from Middle English swerdblad
Today it means
noun The blade of a sword
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English swerdblad / swordblade