Where does “swarten” come from?
swarten (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
swarten (English): to make swart, dark, or swarty; darken; to become...
Definitions
- to make swart, dark, or swarty; darken; to become...
Ancestry of “swarten”, step by step
swarten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English swart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swart | Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny;... |
| 2 | Middle English | swart | Dark, oppressive, blackened; Black; swart; Evil,... |
| 3 | Old English | sweart | black |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swart | black |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swartaz | black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swordo- | dirty, dark, black |