Where does “swartrenoster” come from?

swartrenoster (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.

swartrenoster (Afrikaans): black rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. black rhinoceros

Ancestry of “swartrenoster”, step by step

swartrenoster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans swart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansswartblack; Black
2Dutchzwartblack; having dark skin; illegal, without payment...
3Middle Dutchswartblack
4Old Dutchswartblack
5Proto-West Germanicswartblack
6Proto-Germanicswartazblack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via Afrikaans renoster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansrenosterrhino; rhinoceros
2Dutchrenosterrhinoceros
3LatinrhīnocerōsA rhinoceros
4Ancient Greekῥινόκερωςrhinoceros
5Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
6Proto-Hellenic*kérats—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →