English
Whitwell
Whitwell comes from Old English hwīt ‘white’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytōr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱweytōrreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hwītaz‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hwīt‘white’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hwīt‘white’
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Whitwell
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱweytōrreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hwītaz‘white’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hwīt‘white’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hwīt‘white’
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Whitwell
Earliest quotation: 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd: “The east of the market place is dominated by…”
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *hwītaz ‘white’
through Proto-West Germanic *hwīt ‘white’
through Old English hwīt ‘white’
Today it means
name A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK5276).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytōr / Whitwell