Where does “helsvart” come from?

helsvart (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål svart, from Norwegian Nynorsk svart, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

helsvart (Norwegian Bokmål): all black no other colour

Definitions

  1. all black no other colour

Ancestry of “helsvart”, step by step

helsvart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål svart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes; past...
2Norwegian Nynorsksvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes; past...
3Old Norsesvartrblack
4Proto-Germanicswartazblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via Norwegian Bokmål hel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhelwhole, unbroken; pure, all; it, all of it, the...
2Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →