Where does “hvítvín” come from?

hvítvín (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Vín, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

hvítvín (Icelandic): white wine

Definitions

  1. white wine

Ancestry of “hvítvín”, step by step

hvítvín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Vín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicVínVienna
2Old Norsevínwine
3Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
4Latinvīnumwine
5Proto-Italicwīnomwine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Icelandic hvítur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichvíturwhite
2Old Norsehvítrwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Italic wīnom →