Where does “שוואַרצער” come from?

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

שוואַרצער (Yiddish): A black man

Definitions

  1. A black man

Ancestry of “שוואַרצער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשוואַרץblack
2Old High Germanswarzblack
3Proto-West Germanicswartblack
4Proto-Germanicswartazblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →