Where does “svartrotte” come from?

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

svartrotte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a black rat, "Rattus rattus"

Definitions

  1. a black rat, "Rattus rattus"

Ancestry of “svartrotte”, step by step

svartrotte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk svart

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk rotte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrottea rat, a rodent of the genus "Rattus"; Used in...
2Middle Low Germanrotte—
3Proto-Germanicrattazrat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →