Where does “Whitmore” come from?

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

Whitmore (English): OS grid ref SJ8140

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SJ8140

Ancestry of “Whitmore”, step by step

Whitmore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hwīt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwītwhite
2Proto-West Germanichwītwhite
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Old English mōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōrmoor, marsh
2Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīt →