swarz

== Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, whence also Old Saxon swart, Old English sweart (English sward, swart, swarth, swarthy), Old Norse svartr, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃 (swarts). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /s̠wart͡s/ === Adjective === swarz black ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: swarz Alemannic German: Alsatian: schwàrz Swabian: schwardds Bavarian: schwoarz Cimbrian: sbartz Mòcheno: schbòrz Central Franconian: schwatz, zjwats Hunsrik: schwarz German: schwarz Luxembourgish: schwaarz Rhine Franconian: Hessian: schwoaz Pennsylvania German: schwatz Vilamovian: świöc Yiddish: שוואַרץ (shvarts) ==== References ==== Wright, Joseph (1906), An Old High German Primer‎[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press === See also ===