Where does “zwartmaken” come from?

zwartmaken (Dutch) comes from Dutch maken, from Middle Dutch māken, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

zwartmaken (Dutch): To blacken, to make black; To blacken, to defame,...

Definitions

  1. To blacken, to make black; To blacken, to defame,...

Ancestry of “zwartmaken”, step by step

zwartmaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch maken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
2Middle Dutchmākento make
3Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic makaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic makōn →
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