Where does “שוואַרץ” come from?

שוואַרץ (Yiddish) comes from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

שוואַרץ (Yiddish): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “שוואַרץ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswarzblack
2Proto-West Germanicswartblack
3Proto-Germanicswartazblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

Words derived from “שוואַרץ”

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