Where does “swart” come from?

Swart comes from Old English sweart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swer- with the suffix -eh₂, originally meaning dark or black.

swart (English): Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny;...

Definitions

Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny;...

Ancestry of “swart”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	swart	Dark, oppressive, blackened; Black; swart; Evil,...
2	Old English	sweart	black
3	Proto-West Germanic	swart	black
4	Proto-Germanic	swartaz	black
5	Proto-Indo-European	swordo-	dirty, dark, black

Words derived from “swart”

swarthy
swarthiness
swarthily
swartback
swarty
swarten
swartiness

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →