Where does “Quotenschwarzer” come from?

Quotenschwarzer (German) comes from German Schwarzer, from German Schwärz, from Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

Quotenschwarzer (German): token black person

Definitions

  1. token black person

Ancestry of “Quotenschwarzer”, step by step

Quotenschwarzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwarzer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwarzerA black object or being; inflection of...
2GermanSchwärz—
3Middle High Germanswarz—
4Old High Germanswarzblack
5Proto-West Germanicswartblack
6Proto-Germanicswartazblack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via German Quote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuotea quota
2Latinquotuswhich? (in numerical sequence); what number?
3Latinquothow many; as many
4Proto-Italic*kʷot—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →