Where does “vitnos” come from?

vitnos (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.

vitnos (Swedish): white-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Definitions

  1. white-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Ancestry of “vitnos”, step by step

vitnos 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 nös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnösa nose of an animal (compare näsa)
2Old Norsenǫsnose
3Proto-Germanicnasōnose
4Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →