Where does “weiss” come from?

weiss (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German wīz, from Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

weiss (Pennsylvania German): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “weiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīz—
2Old High Germanwīzwhite
3Proto-West Germanichwītwhite
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīt →