Whey Definition
wā, hwā
noun
The thin, watery part of milk, that separates from the thicker part (curds) after coagulation, as in cheese making.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- milk whey
Origin of Whey
-
Middle English wheye, whei, from Old English hwǣġ, hweÄ¡, from Proto-Germanic *hwajÄ… (cf. West Frisian waai, Dutch wei), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kÊ·ei 'to pile up, build' (cf. Old Church Slavonic чинъ (činÅ, “order"), Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō, “to pile up, make"), Sanskrit káya 'body'). [Devanagari?]
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English hwæg
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Advertisement
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to whey using the buttons below.
