degen.
epee
Meaning & usage
epee
duelling sword, court sword (slender sword used in duels and battles; distinct from a rapier)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch degen, from Middle High German degen, itself borrowed from Old French dague (“dagger”).
hero, warrior, soldier
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch degen, deghen, from Old Dutch *thegen, from Proto-West Germanic *þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tek-. Cognate with German Degen, English thane, Icelandic þegn, Ancient Greek τέκνον (téknon).
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