Where does “wiss” come from?

wiss (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

wiss (Alemannic German): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “wiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwīzwhite
2Proto-West Germanichwītwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīt →