Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "white" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Cultureshwit(Anglo-Saxon) wit(Old Dutch) wiz(Old High German) hvítr(Old Norse) hwit(Old Saxon) Surname DescendantsDe Wit, De With, De Witt, De Witte(Dutch) White(English) Weiss, Weiß(German) Weiss(Yiddish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 267.