Shvarts
/ʃvɑrts/noun
A term often used to refer to something that is black or dark, derived from Yiddish.
Did you know?In Jewish mysticism, the color black is often associated with the unknown and the hidden aspects of the universe, linking it to both protection and danger.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*swartiz
“dark or black”
Old High German
OHG
swarc
“dark or black”
Middle High German
MHG
swartz
“black or dark-colored”
Yiddish
Yid
שוואַרץ (shvarts)
“black, often used in a colloquial context.”