Where does “Schwarzweißfotografie” come from?
Schwarzweißfotografie (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.
Schwarzweißfotografie (German): black-and-white photography
Definitions
- black-and-white photography
Ancestry of “Schwarzweißfotografie”, step by step
Schwarzweißfotografie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schwarzweiß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schwarzweiß | black-and-white |
| 2 | German | Schwärz | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | swarz | — |
| 4 | Old High German | swarz | black |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swart | black |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swartaz | black |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swordo- | dirty, dark, black |
via German Fotografie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fotografie | photography; photograph |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |