Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “hwit” come from?

hwit (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

Ancestry of “hwit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hwīt—
2Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “hwit”

  • Schneewittchen
  • Sneewittken
  • witt
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