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
swarthness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swarth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |