Where does “Swartberg” come from?
Swartberg (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans swart, from Dutch zwart, from Middle Dutch swart, from Old Dutch swart, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.
Ancestry of “Swartberg”, step by step
Swartberg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans swart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | swart | black; Black |
| 2 | Dutch | zwart | black; having dark skin; illegal, without payment... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | swart | black |
| 4 | Old Dutch | swart | black |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swart | black |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swartaz | black |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swordo- | dirty, dark, black |
via Afrikaans berg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | berg | mountain; To salvage, usually cargo from a ship;... |
| 2 | Dutch | berg | mountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | berch | mountain, hill |
| 4 | Old Dutch | berg | mountain, hill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bergaz | hill; mountain; refuge; shelter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |