Where does “svartsenap” come from?

svartsenap (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.

svartsenap (Swedish): black mustard (Brassica nigra)

Definitions

  1. black mustard (Brassica nigra)

Ancestry of “svartsenap”, step by step

svartsenap 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 senap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsenapmustard
2Latinsināpiwhite mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) the plant and its grain
3Latinsināpis—
4Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
5Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →