English
Whitewater
From white + water, see whitewater.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱweydós
Proto-Germanic *hwītaz
Proto-West Germanic *hwīt
Old English hwīt
Middle English whit ‘white’
English white
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water; to well’
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Proto-Germanic *watōr ‘water’
Proto-West Germanic *watar ‘water’
Old English wæter ‘water’
Middle English water ‘water’
English water
Today it means
name A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Whitewater