Where does “whitflaw” come from?
whitflaw (English) comes from Low German fit, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
whitflaw (English): Obsolete form of whitlow
Ancestry of “whitflaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Low German | fit | abscess |
| 2 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 3 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |