Etymology

whitter

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Today it means: A surname originating as an occupation. Full definition →

Middle English whitere ← Old English hwītian
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhwītian“to whiten”
  2. Middle English · derived fromwhitere
  3. English todayWhitter

English occupational surname for a whitewasher, caulker or bleacher, from Middle English whitere, an agent derivative of Old English hwītian (“to whiten”).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishwhitere all →

witter

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