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Where does “swarth” come from?

swarth (English) comes from English sward, from English sword, from Middle English sword, from Old English sword, from Old English sweord, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

swarth (English): Alternative form of sward; swarthy; An apparition...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sward; swarthy; An apparition...

Ancestry of “swarth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswardA layer of earth into which grass has grown;...
2EnglishswordA long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a...
3Middle Englishswordsword, sabre; Military might or power
4Old EnglishswordAlternative form of sweord
5Old Englishsweorda sword
6Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swarth”

  • swarthness
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