Etymograph

English

swordwork

From sword + work.

A compound of sword + work

Proto-Germanic *swerdą ‘sword’

Proto-West Germanic *swerd ‘sword’

Old English sweord ‘sword’

West Midland Middle English sword

English sword

Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’

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Proto-Germanic *werką

Proto-West Germanic *werk

Old English weorc ‘labor’

Middle English work

English work

Today it means

noun Combat using a sword; swordplay.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “swordwork”. 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.

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