Where does “svertingi” come from?

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

svertingi (Icelandic): black person, person of color

Definitions

  1. black person, person of color

Ancestry of “svertingi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvarturblack
2Old Norsesvartrblack
3Proto-Germanicswartazblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →