Where does “Wittelte” come from?

Wittelte (Dutch) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Wittelte”, step by step

Wittelte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwitwhite; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
2Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
3Old Dutchwītwhite
4Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
5Proto-Germanic*wet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Old Dutch holt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchholtwood; tree; a wood, a forest
2Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
3Proto-Germanichultąwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankald-
5Proto-Indo-Europeankola-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyEvery word from Proto-Germanic *wet
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