Where does “Schwarzafrika” come from?

Schwarzafrika (German) comes 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.

Schwarzafrika (German): sub-Saharan Africa

Definitions

  1. sub-Saharan Africa

Ancestry of “Schwarzafrika”, step by step

Schwarzafrika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwärz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwärz—
2Middle High Germanswarz—
3Old High Germanswarzblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via German Afrika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAfrikaAfrica
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →