Where does “svart” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “svart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvartrblack
2Proto-Germanicswartazblack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

Words derived from “svart”

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