Where does “swarthness” come from?
swarthness (English) comes from English swarth, 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.
swarthness (English): Archaic form of swarthiness
Definitions
- Archaic form of swarthiness
Ancestry of “swarthness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | swarth | Alternative form of sward; swarthy; An apparition... |
| 2 | English | sward | A layer of earth into which grass has grown;... |
| 3 | English | sword | A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a... |
| 4 | Middle English | sword | sword, sabre; Military might or power |
| 5 | Old English | sword | Alternative form of sweord |
| 6 | Old English | sweord | a sword |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swerdą | sword |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |