Where does “kvitauga” come from?

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

kvitauga (Norwegian Nynorsk): sclera

Definitions

  1. sclera

Ancestry of “kvitauga”, step by step

kvitauga 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 auga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskaugaeye (organ)
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →