Where does “weit” come from?
weit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch weit, from Old Dutch weit, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
weit (Dutch): wheat
Ancestry of “weit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | weit | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | weit | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaitī | wheat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |