A German word meaning 'black' or 'darkness,' sometimes used in English when referring to dark things or as a surname.
From Old High German 'swarz,' related to Proto-Germanic roots meaning dark or black. It's cognate with English 'swart' (meaning dark-skinned or swarthy).
Arnold Schwarzenegger's name literally means 'black ploughman' in German—'schwarz' (black) + 'negger' (farmer). Many European surnames tell stories about what people did or what they looked like!
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