Where does “hvedemel” come from?

hvedemel (Danish) comes from Danish hvede, 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.

hvedemel (Danish): wheat flour

Definitions

  1. wheat flour

Ancestry of “hvedemel”, step by step

hvedemel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hvede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhvedewheat
2Old Danishhwætæ—
3Old Norsehveitiwheat
4Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
5Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Danish mel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmelflour
2Old Norsemjǫlflour
3Proto-Germanicmelwąground corn, meal, flour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →