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Where does “Schwarzerdegebiet” come from?

Schwarzerdegebiet (German) comes from German Schwarzerde, 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.

Schwarzerdegebiet (German): area where there is chernozem/black earth

Definitions

  1. area where there is chernozem/black earth

Ancestry of “Schwarzerdegebiet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwarzerdechernozem, black earth
2GermanSchwärz—
3Middle High Germanswarz—
4Old High Germanswarzblack
5Proto-West Germanicswartblack
6Proto-Germanicswartazblack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →