1670s, from sword + genitive -s- + man (n.). Earlier was swordman (late 14c.); Old English had sweordfreca in the same sense. Related: Swordsmanship (1765).
swoosh
sword
sword-belt
swordfish
swordplay
swordsman
sworn
swum
swung
sy-
sybarite
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