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

Schwarzerdegebiet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwarzerde

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

via German gebiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangebietarea, region
2Middle High Germangebiet—
3Middle High Germangebietento command
4Old High Germangibiotan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →