Where does “Schneewittchen” come from?

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

Schneewittchen (German): a girl or woman with black or dark brown hair and...

Definitions

  1. a girl or woman with black or dark brown hair and...

Ancestry of “Schneewittchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low GermanSneewittken—
2German Low Germanwittwhite; clean
3Old Saxonhwītwhite
4Proto-Germanic*hwīt—
5Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “Schneewittchen”

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