Where does “kvit” come from?
kvit (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
kvit (Norwegian Nynorsk): white
Ancestry of “kvit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hvítr | white |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
Words derived from “kvit”