Where does “whit” come from?
whit (Middle English) comes from Old English hwīt, from Proto-West Germanic hwīt, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
whit (Middle English): white, pale, light; wearing white clothes; having...
Definitions
- white, pale, light; wearing white clothes; having...
Ancestry of “whit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hwīt | white |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīt | white |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
Words derived from “whit”