Where does “vitögd mås” come from?

vitögd mås (Swedish) comes from Swedish vit, from Old Swedish hvīter, from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

vitögd mås (Swedish): a white-eyed gull (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus)

Definitions

  1. a white-eyed gull (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus)

Ancestry of “vitögd mås”, step by step

vitögd mås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvitof the colour white; who has light skin;...
2Old Swedishhvīterwhite
3Old Norsehvítrwhite
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Swedish mås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmåsany of several species of smaller gulls
2Old Norsemási—
3Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →