Where does “swart” come from?
swart (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian swart, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.
swart (West Frisian): black
Ancestry of “swart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | swart | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | swart | black |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swartaz | black |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swordo- | dirty, dark, black |