Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/swerd-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*swerd-

1. dirty
2. dark, black

Descendants

• Proto-Germanic: *swartaz (“black”) (see there for further descendants)
  • German: schwarz
• Proto-Italic: *swerdēō
  • Latin: sordeō (“to be dirty”) (see there for further descendants)