Middle English swart

← Old English sweart (inherited)

← Middle Dutch swart (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *swartaz (derived)

← Middle High German swarz (cognate)

← Middle Low German swart (cognate)

← Proto-West Germanic *swart (derived)

→ English swart (inherited)

→ Middle English swartish (affix)

→ Middle English swartnesse (affix)

→ Scots swart (inherited)