Etymology

witblits

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Today it means: Home-distilled brandy or raw spirit, colourless and with a powerful kick. Full definition →

Afrikaans wit
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The story

  1. Afrikaans · derived fromwit“white”
  2. English todaywitblits

From Afrikaans wit (“white”) + blits (“lightning”).

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.