English

Whitcher

Whitcher comes from Old English hwiċċe ‘chest’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- ‘to cover’.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kewH-‘to cover’reconstructed
Old Englishc. 450–1150hwiċċe‘chest’
EnglishtodayWhitcher

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kewH-‘to cover’reconstructed
Old Englishc. 450–1150hwiċċe‘chest’
EnglishtodayWhitcher

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- ‘to cover’

house, sky, hide, hose, scum, shun, cystic, hutch, 10 more

Today it means

name A surname originating as an occupation.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- / Whitcher

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