English
Witter
Witter comes from Middle English whitere ‘a bleacher, caulker, whitewasher’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500whitere‘a bleacher, caulker, whitewasher’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500Witere
- EnglishtodayWitter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500whitere‘a bleacher, caulker, whitewasher’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500Witere
- EnglishtodayWitter
Formed from white + -er
Proto-Indo-European *ḱweydós
Proto-Germanic *hwītaz
Proto-West Germanic *hwīt
Old English hwīt
Middle English whit ‘white’
English white
Every English word from Middle English whitere
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English whitere / Witter