Where does “kvitøygd” come from?

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

kvitøygd (Norwegian Nynorsk): having white eyes

Definitions

  1. having white eyes

Ancestry of “kvitøygd”, step by step

kvitøygd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvitwhite
2Old Norsehvítrwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Norwegian Nynorsk øygd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskøygddiscovered
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →