Where does “wheat” come from?
Wheat comes from Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz and hwītaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos.
wheat (English): Any of several cereal grains, of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of several cereal grains, of the genus...
Ancestry of “wheat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | whete | Wheat; The grain resulting from wheat; corn; The... |
| 2 | Old English | hwǣte | wheat |
| 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 |
Words derived from “wheat”