Where does “Swartberg” come from?

Swartberg (English) comes from Afrikaans Swartberg, from Afrikaans swart, 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.

Ancestry of “Swartberg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansSwartberg—
2Afrikaansswartblack; Black
3Dutchzwartblack; having dark skin; illegal, without payment...
4Middle Dutchswartblack
5Old Dutchswartblack
6Proto-West Germanicswartblack
7Proto-Germanicswartazblack
8Proto-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 →