Where does “Mjallhvít” come from?

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

Mjallhvít (Icelandic): Snow White

Definitions

  1. Snow White

Ancestry of “Mjallhvít”, step by step

Mjallhvít traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hvítur

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

via Icelandic mjöll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmjöllfresh snow
2Old Norsemjǫllfresh snow
3Proto-Germanicmellō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →