Where does “kvitskjeving” come from?

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

kvitskjeving (Norwegian Nynorsk): an Atlantic white-sided dolphin, "Lagenorhynchus...

Definitions

  1. an Atlantic white-sided dolphin, "Lagenorhynchus...

Ancestry of “kvitskjeving”, step by step

kvitskjeving 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 skjeving

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