Where does “hvítanýra” come from?

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

hvítanýra (Faroese): testicle (especially of rams and bulls)

Definitions

  1. testicle (especially of rams and bulls)

Ancestry of “hvítanýra”, step by step

hvítanýra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hvítur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehvíturwhite
2Old Norsehvítrwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Faroese nýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesenýrakidney
2Old Norsenýrakidney
3Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →
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