Where does “witt” come from?

witt (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

witt (German Low German): white; clean

Definitions

  1. white; clean

Ancestry of “witt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhwītwhite
2Proto-Germanic*hwīt—
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “witt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hwīt →
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