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

  1. having white hair just above the hooves

Ancestry of “withövd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothniangwitwhite
2Old Norsehvítrwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Old Norse hvítr →