Where does “wyt” come from?

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

wyt (West Frisian): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “wyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhwīt—
2Proto-Germanic*hwīt—
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hwīt →