Where does “aunwitten” come from?
aunwitten (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch witt, from Middle Low German wit, from Old Saxon hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
aunwitten (Plautdietsch): to whiten
Definitions
- to whiten
Ancestry of “aunwitten”, step by step
aunwitten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch witt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | witt | white |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wit | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hwīt | white |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hwīt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
via Plautdietsch aun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | aun | — |