Where does “White” come from?
White comes from Old English hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos, a root expressing brightness or luminosity.
White (English): Alternative letter-case form of white; An...
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of white; An...
Ancestry of “White”, step by step
White traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sox
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 2 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 4 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |