Where does “hvítna” come from?

hvítna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hwītnōną, from Proto-Indo-European kwind-.

hvítna (Old Norse): to whiten

Definitions

  1. to whiten

Ancestry of “hvítna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwītnōnąto whiten, become white
2Proto-Indo-Europeankwind-—

Words derived from “hvítna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwind- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītnōną →
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