Where does “cow-wheat” come from?
cow-wheat (English) comes from English wheat, from Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
cow-wheat (English): Any of several flowering plants in the genus...
Definitions
- Any of several flowering plants in the genus...
Ancestry of “cow-wheat”, step by step
cow-wheat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wheat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wheat | Any of several cereal grains, of the genus... |
| 2 | Middle English | whete | Wheat; The grain resulting from wheat; corn; The... |
| 3 | Old English | hwǣte | wheat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaitī | wheat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |