Where does “wäissen” come from?

wäissen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish wäiss, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

wäissen (Luxembourgish): to whitewash

Definitions

  1. to whitewash

Ancestry of “wäissen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishwäisswhite
2Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Luxembourgish wäiss →