Where does “whitenen” come from?

whitenen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse hvítna, from Proto-Germanic hwītnōną, from Proto-Indo-European kwind-.

Ancestry of “whitenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvítnato whiten
2Proto-Germanichwītnōnąto whiten, become white
3Proto-Indo-Europeankwind-—

Words derived from “whitenen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwind- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītnōną →Every word from Old Norse hvítna →
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