Where does “Svartidauði” come from?

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

Svartidauði (Icelandic): Black Death

Definitions

  1. Black Death

Ancestry of “Svartidauði”, step by step

Svartidauði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic svartur

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

via Icelandic dauði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdauðideath
2Old Norsedauðideath, deadly epidemic
3Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →