English
Whitean
From White + -an.
Formed from White + -an
Proto-Indo-European *ḱweydós
Proto-Germanic *hwītaz
Proto-West Germanic *hwīt
Old English hwīt
Middle English whit ‘white’
English White
Today it means
adj Of or relating to Patrick White (1912–1990), Australian author.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Whitean