Name Element HWĪTAZ

Type Word

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "white" [1].

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureshwit(Anglo-Saxon) wit(Old Dutch) wiz(Old High German) hvítr(Old Norse) hwit(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantDewitt(English)
Surname DescendantsDe Wit, De With, De Witt, De Witte(Dutch) White(English) Weiss, Weiß(German) Weiss(Yiddish)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 267.
Entry added December 7, 2022