Where does “hvithåret” come from?
hvithåret (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hvit, 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.
hvithåret (Norwegian Bokmål): white-haired
Definitions
- white-haired
Ancestry of “hvithåret”, step by step
hvithåret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hvit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hvit | white |
| 2 | Danish | hvid | white; blank; penny, cent/dime |
| 3 | Middle Low German | witte | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Norwegian Bokmål håret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | håret | hairy; definite singular of hår |