Where does “swartness” come from?

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

swartness (English): The quality or state of being swart

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being swart

Ancestry of “swartness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishswartnesseBlackness; the condition of being dark or swarthy
2Old Englishsweartnesblackness
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 →
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