Morpheme
Whit(e) [White, Whit]
Type
free base
Denotation
bright, radiant, clear, fair, color of snow, colorless
Etymology
Middle English whit, hwit; Old English hwīt
Evidence
nonwhite, white, whitebeard, whiteboard, whitecap, whiteface, whitefish, whiteless, whitely, whiten, whitened, whiteness, whitening, whitens, whiter, whites, whites, whitest, whitethorn, whitethorn, whitey, whitish, whitleather, Whitsunday
