Where does “witbier” come from?

witbier (Dutch) comes from Dutch weit, from Middle Dutch weit, from Old Dutch weit, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

witbier (Dutch): witbier, a top-fermented beer, brewed from wheat and barley, mainly brewed in Belgium and the Netherlands

Definitions

  1. witbier, a top-fermented beer, brewed from wheat and barley, mainly brewed in Belgium and the Netherlands

Ancestry of “witbier”, step by step

witbier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch weit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweitwheat
2Middle Dutchweit—
3Old Dutchweit—
4Proto-West Germanichwaitīwheat
5Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
6Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Dutch bier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbierbeer; a serving of beer; a variety of beer
2Middle Dutchbierbeer
3Old Dutchbierbeer
4Proto-West Germanicbeuʀbeer
5Proto-Germanicbeuząbeer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰews-dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast

Words derived from “witbier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →