Where does “pechschwarz” come from?

pechschwarz (German) comes from German Pech, from Old High German peh, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pechschwarz (German): pitch black

Definitions

  1. pitch black

Ancestry of “pechschwarz”, step by step

pechschwarz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPechpitch; bad luck, misfortune
2Old High Germanpeh—
3Proto-Germanic*pīk—
4Latinpixpitch, tar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via German Schwärz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwärz—
2Middle High Germanswarz—
3Old High Germanswarzblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →
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