Etymograph

English

swordless

Swordless comes from Middle English swerdles.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swerdles1
  2. Englishtodayswordless1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English swordless

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swerdlesWiktionary, English swordless
  2. EnglishtodayswordlessWiktionary, English swordless

Formed from sword + -less

Proto-Germanic *swerdą ‘sword’

Proto-West Germanic *swerd ‘sword’

Old English sweord ‘sword’

West Midland Middle English sword

English sword

Every English word from Middle English swerdles

Today it means

adj Without a sword.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “swordless”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English swerdles / swordless

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