Where does “bilehwīt” come from?

bilehwīt (Old English) comes from Old English hwīt, from Proto-West Germanic hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

bilehwīt (Old English): simple, honest, sincere

Definitions

  1. simple, honest, sincere

Ancestry of “bilehwīt”, step by step

bilehwīt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hwīt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwītwhite
2Proto-West Germanichwītwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Old English bile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbilebill of a bird
2Proto-Germanicbili-gentle, kind, fitting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰil-good, decent; decent, good, harmonious, friendly;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīt →