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

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “hvede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishhwætæ—
2Old Norsehveitiwheat
3Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “hvede”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →
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