Where does “wiit” come from?
wiit (Chuukese) comes from English wheat, from Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
wiit (Chuukese): wheat
Definitions
- wheat
Ancestry of “wiit”, step by step
wiit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wheat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wheat | Any of several cereal grains, of the genus... |
| 2 | Middle English | whete | Wheat; The grain resulting from wheat; corn; The... |
| 3 | Old English | hwǣte | wheat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaitī | wheat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
via Proto-Germanic wīdaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |