Where does “whitsour” come from?

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

whitsour (English): A variety of summer apple

Definitions

  1. A variety of summer apple

Ancestry of “whitsour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhiteBright and colourless; reflecting equal...
2Middle Englishwhitwhite, pale, light; wearing white clothes; having...
3Old Englishhwītwhite
4Proto-West Germanichwītwhite
5Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwīt →