milk-white

Meaning

Having a slightly bluish white color, that of milk.

Synonyms

milky

Translations

lacteus

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: milke white

Inherited from Old English: meolchwīt

Cognate with Dutch: melkwit

Cognate with German: milchweiß

Cognate with Swedish: mjölkvit

In summary

Inherited from Middle English milke white, mylk-whyte, mylkquyte, mylk-whit, milc-whit, from Old English meolchwīt (“milk-white”), equivalent to milk + white. Compare Dutch melkwit (“milk-white”), German milchweiß (“milk-white”), Swedish mjölkvit (“milk-white”).