Where does “sverta” come from?

sverta (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic swartijaną, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

sverta (Icelandic): to black, to blacken, to color black; to blacken,...

Definitions

  1. to black, to blacken, to color black; to blacken,...

Ancestry of “sverta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswartijanąto make black, to blacken
2Proto-Germanicswartazblack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

Words derived from “sverta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartijaną →