Where does “swart” come from?

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

swart (Proto-West Germanic): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “swart”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swart”

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