white

*ḱweys- (Proto-Indo-European)

*ḱwoytos (Proto-Indo-European)

*ḱweydos (Proto-Indo-European)

*hwītaz (Proto-Germanic)

White.

hwit (Old English)

White.

hwīt (Old English)

hwit (Middle English)

white (English)

(anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.. (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.. (countable, and, uncountable) White wine.. (slang) Cocaine. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.. A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.. A white pigment.. Any butterfly of the Pieris [...]