Where does “zwartwerker” come from?

zwartwerker (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwartwerken, 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.

zwartwerker (Dutch): moonlighter

Definitions

  1. moonlighter

Ancestry of “zwartwerker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwartwerkento moonlight
2Dutchzwartblack; having dark skin; illegal, without payment...
3Middle Dutchswartblack
4Old Dutchswartblack
5Proto-West Germanicswartblack
6Proto-Germanicswartazblack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →