Etymology of the English word sabre

Date

The earliest known usage of sabre in English dates from the 17th century.

Derivations in English

sabered, sabering

Cognates

Dutch sabel, Dutch civiel, English civil, English sable, French civil, French sable, French sabre, German Säbel, German zivil, Italian civile, Italian sciabola, Latin civilis, Lithuanian civilinis, Norwegian sabel, Norwegian sivil, Norwegian sobel, Polish cywilny, Spanish civil, Swedish sabel, Swedish civil, Swedish sobel