Where does “svartmuskig” come from?

svartmuskig (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.

svartmuskig (Swedish): having dark skin and a dark (bushy) beard and/or hair; swarthy

Definitions

  1. having dark skin and a dark (bushy) beard and/or hair; swarthy

Ancestry of “svartmuskig”, step by step

svartmuskig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svart

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

via Swedish muskig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmuskig—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →