Where does “zwart-wit” come from?

zwart-wit (Dutch) comes from Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

zwart-wit (Dutch): black-and-white

Definitions

  1. black-and-white

Ancestry of “zwart-wit”, step by step

zwart-wit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwitwhite; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
2Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
3Old Dutchwītwhite
4Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
5Proto-Germanic*wet—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

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
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