Where does “hvit” come from?
hvit (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hvid, from Middle Low German witte, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
hvit (Norwegian Bokmål): white
Ancestry of “hvit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | hvid | white; blank; penny, cent/dime |
| 2 | Middle Low German | witte | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “hvit”