Where does “swert” come from?

swert (Middle English) comes from Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

swert (Middle English): Alternative form of swart

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of swart

Ancestry of “swert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishswartDark, oppressive, blackened; Black; swart; Evil,...
2Old Englishsweartblack
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 →