Where does “witrenoster” come from?
witrenoster (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans wit, from Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
witrenoster (Afrikaans): white rhinoceros
Ancestry of “witrenoster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | wit | white |
| 2 | Dutch | wit | white; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wit | white; clean; pale |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wīt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wit | Alternative form of *wet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *wet | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |