Etymology of the English word whitlow
the English word
whitlowderived from the English word
whitflawderived from the English word
whitederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khwitazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kweit-derived from the English word
flawderived from the Old Norse word
flagaderived from the Old Norse word
flagaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plak-derived from the Latin word
fel (gall, bile; poison)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghel-derived from the Old French word
felonderived from the Medieval Latin word
felloDate
The earliest known usage of whitlow in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
whitlowwortUsage
Word found in Modern English
