Where does “pikzwart” come from?

pikzwart (Dutch) comes 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.

pikzwart (Dutch): pitch-black; pitch-dark

Definitions

  1. pitch-black; pitch-dark

Ancestry of “pikzwart”, step by step

pikzwart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zwart

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

via Dutch pik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpikpenis; A down, prejudiced attitude against...
2Dutchpikkento peck (as with a bird's beak), hammer
3Middle Dutchpickento pick, peck, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →
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