Etymology

whitish

W4H4I1T1I1S1H4

Today it means: Somewhat white, pale or almost white. Full definition →

Middle English whitisch
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwhitisch
  2. English todaywhitish

From Middle English whitisch, whytyssh, equivalent to white + -ish.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.