Etymograph

English

swordpoint

From sword + point.

A compound of sword + point

Proto-Germanic *swerdą ‘sword’

Proto-West Germanic *swerd ‘sword’

Old English sweord ‘sword’

West Midland Middle English sword

English sword

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to prick, punch’

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Latin pungō ‘to prick; to puncture’

Latin pūnctum ‘point; puncture’

Old French point ‘dot’

Middle English poynt ‘small hole’

English point

Today it means

noun The point or tip of a sword.

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

Etymograph / swordpoint