Where does “kullsvart” come from?

kullsvart (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kull, from Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

kullsvart (Norwegian Bokmål): coal black, jet-black, pitch-black

Definitions

  1. coal black, jet-black, pitch-black

Ancestry of “kullsvart”, step by step

kullsvart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkullcoal; charcoal; a litter
2Old Norsekolcoal
3Proto-Germanickulącoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →