English
swordstick
From sword + stick.
Proto-Germanic *swerdą ‘sword’
Proto-West Germanic *swerd ‘sword’
Old English sweord ‘sword’
West Midland Middle English sword
English sword
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- ‘to be sharp’
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Proto-Germanic *stikkô ‘pole’
Proto-West Germanic *stikkō ‘stick’
Old English sticca ‘stick’
Middle English sticke ‘branch’
English stick
Today it means
noun A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “swordstick”. 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 / swordstick