Where does “swartish” come from?

swartish (English) comes from Middle English swartish, from Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

swartish (English): Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny

Definitions

  1. Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny

Ancestry of “swartish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishswartishSomewhat dark; darkish
2Middle EnglishswartDark, oppressive, blackened; Black; swart; Evil,...
3Old Englishsweartblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →