Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Whey

Whey , noun

[Anglo-Saxon hwag; compare Dutch wei, hui, Fries. weye, LG. wey, waje. ]

In this process, the thick part is called curd, and the thin part whey.

The serum, or watery part, of milk, separated from the more thick or coagulable part, esp. in the process of making cheese.