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whit

/ˈwɪt/WIT
/ˈwɪt/WIT

Meaningthing or small amount

Common meaning: very small amount

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√WAGH‘carry, to remove, to wag’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 338, p. 742 · scan
  2. Old Englishwiht‘thing or small amount’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishwight‘small amount’source
  4. Englishwhit‘very small amount’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English wiht ‘thing or small amount’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry WHIT, p. 707 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • wiht Old English “thing or small amount”

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