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Where does “brúnsvartur” come from?

brúnsvartur (Faroese) comes from Faroese svartur, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

brúnsvartur (Faroese): brownish black

Definitions

  1. brownish black

Ancestry of “brúnsvartur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesvarturblack
2Old Norsesvartrblack
3Proto-Germanicswartazblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →