zwaard

Betekenis (English)

1. (neuter) a sword, heavy blade weapon
2. (neuter) a leeboard

Synonyms

slagzwaard

degen

mes

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sabel

vleugel

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/zʋaːrt/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: swert

Inherited from Old Dutch: swert

Cognate with Zweeds: värja

Cognate with Old Saxon: swerd

Cognate with Nedersaksisch: Sweerd

Cognate with Oudhoogduits: swert

Cognate with Duits: Schwert

Cognate with Old Frisian: swerd

Cognate with Fries: swurd

Cognate with Oudengels: sweord

Cognate with Engels: sword

Cognate with Oudnoors: sverð

Cognate with Deens: sværd

Cognate with Zweeds: svärd

In summary

From Middle Dutch swert, swaert, from Old Dutch swert, from Proto-West Germanic *swerd, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą, ultimately from one of three Proto-Indo-European roots: Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to cut, to fester”) (from whence zweren (“to fester”)), *suer- (“to hang”) (from whence zwaar (“heavy”)), or *uer- (“to defend”) (from whence weren (“to defend”), see also Swedish värja). Compare Old Saxon swerd, Low German Sweerd, Old High German swert, German Schwert, Old Frisian swerd, West Frisian swurd, Old English sweord, English sword, Old Norse sverð, Danish sværd, Swedish svärd.