Where does “Schwärz” come from?

Schwärz (German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Schwärz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswarz
2Old High Germanswarzblack
3Proto-West Germanicswartblack
4Proto-Germanicswartazblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

Words derived from “Schwärz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo-Every word from Proto-Germanic swartazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic swart
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