Where does “hvítabjǫrn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hvítabjǫrn”, step by step

hvítabjǫrn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hvítr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvítrwhite
2Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Old Norse Bjǫrn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
2Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →