Where does “swart” come from?

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

swart (Old Dutch): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “swart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswartblack
2Proto-Germanicswartazblack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

Words derived from “swart”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →
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