Where does “svartskjorta” come from?

svartskjorta (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.

svartskjorta (Swedish): a black shirt, a fascist

Definitions

  1. a black shirt, a fascist

Ancestry of “svartskjorta”, step by step

svartskjorta 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 skjorta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskjortashirt
2Old Swedishskiurtashirt
3Old Norseskyrtashirt
4Proto-Germanicskurtijǭskirt, apron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →