Where does “wait” come from?

wait (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

wait (Elfdalian): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “wait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvítrwhite
2Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →