Where does “Svartálfar” come from?

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

Svartálfar (Old Norse): black elves

Definitions

  1. black elves

Ancestry of “Svartálfar”, step by step

Svartálfar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse svartr

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

via Old Norse álfar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseálfarelves

Words derived from “Svartálfar”

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