Where does “svarttaxi” come from?

svarttaxi (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.

svarttaxi (Swedish): (a vehicle used for) illegal (unlicensed) taxi operation, (a) pirate taxi

Definitions

  1. (a vehicle used for) illegal (unlicensed) taxi operation, (a) pirate taxi

Ancestry of “svarttaxi”, step by step

svarttaxi 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 taxi

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