whytel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• whitle, wytele, wittulle

Etymology

From Old English hwītel, from Proto-West Germanic *hwītil, from Proto-Germanic *hwītilaz, equivalent to whyt +‎ -el (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhwiːtəl/, /ˈwiːtəl/

Noun

whytel (plural whytles)

1. blanket or covering

Descendants

• English: whittle
• Yola: whithel

References

• “whītel, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.