Where does “svartbjørn” come from?

svartbjørn (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.

svartbjørn (Norwegian Bokmål): (American) black bear, Ursus americanus

Definitions

  1. (American) black bear, Ursus americanus

Ancestry of “svartbjørn”, step by step

svartbjørn 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 bjørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbjørna bear
2Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
3Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →