Where does “hvede” come from?
hvede (Danish) comes from Old Danish hwætæ, from Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
hvede (Danish): wheat
Ancestry of “hvede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | hwætæ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hveiti | wheat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
Words derived from “hvede”