Where does “wlitig” come from?
wlitig (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic wlitīg, from Proto-West Germanic wliti, from Proto-Germanic wlitiz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
wlitig (Old Saxon): shining
Ancestry of “wlitig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wlitīg | beautiful, shining |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | wliti | sight, appearance; countenance, face; look,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wlitiz | sight, appearance; countenance, face; look,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |