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Where does “schwaarz” come from?

schwaarz (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

schwaarz (Luxembourgish): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “schwaarz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswartazblack
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
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