Where does “*hwīt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*hwīt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*hwīt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →
*hwīt — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer