Where does “whit” come from?

whit (Yola) comes from Middle English whit, from Old English hwīt, from Proto-West Germanic hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

whit (Yola): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “whit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwhitwhite, pale, light; wearing white clothes; having...
2Old Englishhwītwhite
3Proto-West Germanichwītwhite
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “whit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīt →