Where does “Schwartzwald” come from?

Schwartzwald (Finnish) comes from German Schwarzwald, from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Ancestry of “Schwartzwald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwarzwaldBlack Forest
2Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
3Middle High Germanwalt
4Old High Germanwaldforest
5Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
6Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “Schwartzwald

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel-Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic walþu