English whittle

← Old English þwītan (derived)

← Old English hwitel (inherited)

← English thwite (mention)

← English thwaite (mention)

← English whittle down (link)

← English whittling (link)

← English white (suffix)

← English le (suffix)

← Middle English whittel (inherited)

← Middle English thwitel (mention)

← Middle English thwiten (mention)

← Middle English whytel (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *þwītaną (derived)

← Ancient Greek σείω (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *tweys- (derived)

← Old Norse þveita (cognate)

→ English thwaite (mention)

→ English whittler (suffix)

→ English thwite (mention)

→ Old Norse þveit (cognate)