Where does “tintenschwarz” come from?

tintenschwarz (German) comes 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.

tintenschwarz (German): inky, deep black

Definitions

  1. inky, deep black

Ancestry of “tintenschwarz”, step by step

tintenschwarz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwärz

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

via German Tinte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTinteink
2Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
3Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →