Where does “swartijaną” come from?

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

swartijaną (Proto-Germanic): to make black, to blacken

Definitions

  1. to make black, to blacken

Ancestry of “swartijaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swartijaną”

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