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
Notes
homophone of Wight
