Where does “Schwattbraut” come from?
Schwattbraut (Low German) comes from Low German schwatt, from Middle Low German swart, from Old Saxon swart, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.
Schwattbraut (Low German): pumpernickel kind of dark, sweetish, coarse-ground rye bread
Definitions
- pumpernickel kind of dark, sweetish, coarse-ground rye bread
Ancestry of “Schwattbraut”, step by step
Schwattbraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Low German schwatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | schwatt | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | swart | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | swart | black |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swart | black |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swartaz | black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swordo- | dirty, dark, black |
via Low German Braut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | Braut | — |