Where does “svartur” come from?

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

svartur (Faroese): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “svartur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “svartur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →