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