Where does “svarter” come from?

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

svarter (Old Swedish): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “svarter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “svarter

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