Where does “vitsenap” come from?

vitsenap (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.

vitsenap (Swedish): white mustard (Sinapis alba)

Definitions

  1. white mustard (Sinapis alba)

Ancestry of “vitsenap”, step by step

vitsenap 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 senap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsenapmustard
2Latinsināpiwhite mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) the plant and its grain
3Latinsināpis—
4Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
5Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →