Where does “Hvíta-Rússland” come from?
Hvíta-Rússland (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hvítur, from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
Ancestry of “Hvíta-Rússland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hvítur | white |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvítr | white |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |