Where does “svartis” come from?

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

svartis (Swedish): black ice, a thin barely visible layer of ice on roads and pavements

Definitions

  1. black ice, a thin barely visible layer of ice on roads and pavements

Ancestry of “svartis”, step by step

svartis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svartsjuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvartsjukjealous
2Swedishsvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes
3Old Swedishsvarterblack
4Old Norsesvartrblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via Swedish is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishisIce; frozen water; Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a...
2Old Swedishis—
3Old Norseíssice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →