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Proto-Germanic *swerdą (inherited)
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Old High German swert (cognate)
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Old Norse sverð (cognate)
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Old Dutch swert (cognate)
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Old Frisian swerd (cognate)
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Old Saxon swerd (cognate)
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English sword (inherited)
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Old English secg (link)
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Middle English sword (mention)
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Middle English swerd (inherited)
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Old High German swert (cognate)
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Old Norse sverð (cognate)