Where does “becksvart” come from?

becksvart (Swedish) comes from Swedish beck, from Old Norse bik, from Middle Low German pik, from Old Saxon pik, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

becksvart (Swedish): pitch-black

Definitions

  1. pitch-black

Ancestry of “becksvart”, step by step

becksvart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish beck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbeckpitch; A dark, extremely viscous material...
2Old Norsebik—
3Middle Low Germanpik—
4Old Saxonpik—
5Proto-West Germanic*pik—
6Latinpixpitch, tar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via Swedish svart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes
2Old Swedishsvarterblack
3Old Norsesvartrblack
4Proto-Germanicswartazblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →