Where does “zwart” come from?
zwart (Dutch) comes 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.
zwart (Dutch): black; having dark skin; illegal, without payment...
Definitions
- black; having dark skin; illegal, without payment...
Ancestry of “zwart”, step by step
zwart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch swart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | swart | black |
| 2 | Old Dutch | swart | black |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | swart | black |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swartaz | black |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swordo- | dirty, dark, black |
via Dutch verdiend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verdiend | merited, (well-)earned |