Where does “Swarthmoor” come from?

Swarthmoor (English) comes from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

Swarthmoor (English): A small village near Ulverston, in Cumbria, England

Definitions

  1. A small village near Ulverston, in Cumbria, England

Ancestry of “Swarthmoor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsweartblack
2Proto-West Germanicswartblack
3Proto-Germanicswartazblack
4Proto-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 →