Where does “zwart” come from?

zwart (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch swart, from Old Dutch swart, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

zwart (Limburgish): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “zwart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswartblack
2Old Dutchswartblack
3Proto-West Germanicswartblack
4Proto-Germanicswartazblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →