Where does “whitelash” come from?
whitelash (English) comes from English backlash, from English back-, from Middle English bak-, from Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
whitelash (English): A backlash by white people against other...
Definitions
- A backlash by white people against other...
Ancestry of “whitelash”, step by step
whitelash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English backlash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | backlash | A sudden backward motion; A negative reaction,... |
| 2 | English | back- | Back "in its adverbial senses"; Situated,... |
| 3 | Middle English | bak- | — |
| 4 | Middle English | abak | backward, away |
| 5 | Old English | onbæc | backwards, back |
| 6 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English White
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 2 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 3 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 5 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |