Where does “hvítna” come from?
hvítna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hwītnōną, from Proto-Indo-European kwind-.
hvítna (Old Norse): to whiten
Ancestry of “hvítna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hwītnōną | to whiten, become white |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kwind- | — |
Words derived from “hvítna”