Where does “grásvartur” come from?

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

grásvartur (Faroese): grayish black

Definitions

  1. grayish black

Ancestry of “grásvartur”, step by step

grásvartur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese svartur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesvarturblack
2Old Norsesvartrblack
3Proto-Germanicswartazblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via Faroese gráur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegráurgrey
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →