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Etymology of the English word whiten

the English word whiten
derived from the English word white
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khwitaz
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kweit-
using the English suffix -en

Derivations in English

whitener, whitening, whitened

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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