Etymograph

English

Whitenight

Whitenight comes from German Weidknecht.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentWeidknecht
  2. EnglishtodayWhitenight

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentWeidknecht
  2. EnglishtodayWhitenight

The story

Americanized form of German Weidknecht.

Today it means

name A surname from German.

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

Etymograph / German Weidknecht / Whitenight