Where does “witgat” come from?

witgat (English) comes from Afrikaans witgat, from Afrikaans wit, from Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy — I.

Ancestry of “witgat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanswitgatmotlopi tree
2Afrikaanswitwhite
3Dutchwitwhite; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
4Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
5Old Dutchwītwhite
6Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
7Proto-Germanic*wet—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →