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

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “weit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchweit—
2Old Dutchweit—
3Proto-West Germanichwaitīwheat
4Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
5Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “weit”

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