Where does “svart” come from?

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

svart (Norwegian Bokmål): black; illegal; in avoidance of taxes; past...

Definitions

black; illegal; in avoidance of taxes; past...

Ancestry of “svart”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	svart	black; illegal; in avoidance of taxes; past...
2	Old Norse	svartr	black
3	Proto-Germanic	swartaz	black
4	Proto-Indo-European	swordo-	dirty, dark, black

Words derived from “svart”

svart hull
svartemarje
svarthvit
Svartehavet
helsvart
kullsvart
svartbjørn
marje
maje

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →