Where does “kvit” come from?

kvit (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kvit, from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

kvit (Norwegian Bokmål): Alternative form of hvit

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hvit

Ancestry of “kvit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvitwhite
2Old Norsehvítrwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →