Where does “meolchwit” come from?

meolchwit (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.

meolchwit (Old English): having the color of milk

Definitions

  1. having the color of milk

Ancestry of “meolchwit”, step by step

meolchwit 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 meolc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmeolcmilk
2Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīt →
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