Proto-Germanic

*hwītaz

‘white’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *hwītaz.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, most familiar first.

• white ← whit ← hwīt ← *hwīt
• wheat ← whete ← hwǣte ← *hwaitī ← *hwaitijaz
• whiteness ← whitenesse ← hwītnes ← hwīt ← *hwīt
• whitey ← white ← whit ← hwīt ← *hwīt
• wheaten ← wheten ← hwǣten ← hwǣte ← *hwaitī

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hwītaz