Where does “svarting” come from?

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

svarting (Swedish): blacky, darkey

Definitions

  1. blacky, darkey

Ancestry of “svarting”, step by step

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