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
- Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny
Ancestry of “swartish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | swartish | Somewhat dark; darkish |
| 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 |