Where does “Borbardha” come from?
Borbardha (Albanian) comes from German Schneewittchen, from German Low German Sneewittken, from German Low German witt, from Old Saxon hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
Borbardha (Albanian): Snow White
Definitions
- Snow White
Ancestry of “Borbardha”, step by step
Borbardha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schneewittchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schneewittchen | a girl or woman with black or dark brown hair and... |
| 2 | German Low German | Sneewittken | — |
| 3 | German Low German | witt | white; clean |
| 4 | Old Saxon | hwīt | white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hwīt | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
via Albanian borë
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | borë | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |
via Albanian bardhë
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | bardhë | white |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | bardza | white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerh₁ǵ- | to shine |