Where does “withövd” come from?
withövd (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian gwit, from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
withövd (Westrobothnian): having white hair just above the hooves
Definitions
- having white hair just above the hooves
Ancestry of “withövd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Westrobothnian | gwit | white |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvítr | white |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |