Where does “whitening” come from?
Whitening derives from Middle English whitenen, from Old Norse hvítna, from Proto-Germanic hwītnōną, from Proto-Indo-European kwind-.
whitening (English): present participle of whiten; A substance, such...
Definitions
- present participle of whiten; A substance, such...
Ancestry of “whitening”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | whiten | to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch |
| 2 | Middle English | whitenen | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvítna | to whiten |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwītnōną | to whiten, become white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kwind- | — |
Words derived from “whitening”