Whit(e)

Morpheme

Whit(e)

Type

free base

Denotation

bright, radiant, clear, fair, color of snow, colorless

Etymology

Middle English whit, hwit; Old English hwīt

Evidence

white, whites, whiter, whitest, whiteness, whiten, whitens, whitened, whitening, whitecap, whiteboard, whiteface, whitefish, whitethorn, whitethorn, whitey, whitish, Whitsunday, whites, whitely, whitebeard, nonwhite, whiteless