Where does “Hvítá” come from?
Hvítá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic á, from Icelandic líkur, from Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
Ancestry of “Hvítá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | á | The name of the Latin-script letter Á; river;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | líkur | alike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | líkr | same, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |