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Where does “Schwarzweißbild” come from?

Schwarzweißbild (German) comes from German schwarzweiß, 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.

Schwarzweißbild (German): black-and-white image, black-and-white photo

Definitions

  1. black-and-white image, black-and-white photo

Ancestry of “Schwarzweißbild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwarzweißblack-and-white
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- →