Where does “hvítr” come from?

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

hvítr (Old Norse): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “hvítr”, step by step

hvítr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hwītaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Old Norse býr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsebýrAlternative form of bǿr; farm; town; place ,...
2Proto-Germanicbūwizdwelling

Words derived from “hvítr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →