Etymograph

English

alwhite

Alwhite comes from Middle English alwite ‘alwhite, white’.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500alwite‘alwhite, white’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1975alwhite

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500alwite‘alwhite, white’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1975alwhite

Earliest quotation: 1975, Richard W. Barber, The Knight and Chivalry: “[…] and the complete body armour of polished steel…”

A compound of all + white

Proto-Germanic *allaz

Proto-West Germanic *all

Old English eall

Middle English all

English all

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 alwite

Today it means

adj Composed of polished steel plates covering most or all of the body without a surcoat or other covering; white; pertaining to white armor.

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Etymograph / Middle English alwite / alwhite

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