zwaard

Meaning

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

Concepts

sword

epee

falchion

katana

knife

🔪

mattock

tool

wing

🪽

épée

leeboard

blade

degen

dagger

🗡️

Synonyms

slagzwaard

degen

mes

🔪

sabel

vleugel

Translations

Schwert

espada

épée

espada

spada

gladius

espasa

ξίφος

kılıç

şûr

spatha

espasa

سيف

σπαθί

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zʋaːrt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: swert

Inherited from Old Dutch: swert

Cognate with Swedish: värja

Cognate with Old Saxon: swerd

Cognate with Low German: Sweerd

Cognate with Old High German: swert

Cognate with German: Schwert

Cognate with Old Frisian: swerd

Cognate with Western Frisian: swurd

Cognate with Old English: sweord

Cognate with English: sword

Cognate with Old Norse: sverð

Cognate with Danish: sværd

Cognate with Swedish: svärd

In summary

From Middle Dutch swert, swaert, from Old Dutch swert, from Proto-West Germanic *swerd, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą, of uncertain origin; see there for more.