Where does “whey” come from?
whey (Middle English) comes from Old English hwǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij.
whey (Middle English): The leftovers from milk curdled during...
Definitions
- The leftovers from milk curdled during...
Ancestry of “whey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hwǣġ | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hwaij | — |
Words derived from “whey”