Where does “swaart” come from?

swaart (Low German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “swaart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswart
2Old Saxonswartblack
3Proto-West Germanicswartblack
4Proto-Germanicswartazblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo-Every word from Proto-Germanic swartazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic swart
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