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
Ancestry of “zwartwerker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zwartwerken | to moonlight |
| 2 | Dutch | zwart | black; having dark skin; illegal, without payment... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | swart | black |
| 4 | Old Dutch | swart | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swart | black |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swartaz | black |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swordo- | dirty, dark, black |