Where does “hrímhvítur” come from?

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

hrímhvítur (Icelandic): rime-white, snow white

Definitions

  1. rime-white, snow white

Ancestry of “hrímhvítur”, step by step

hrímhvítur 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 hrím

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichrímhoarfrost, rime
2Old Norsehrímfrost
3Proto-Germanichrīmąfrost, hoarfrost; soot
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →