Where does “wheatstalk” come from?
wheatstalk (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.
wheatstalk (English): A stalk of wheat
Definitions
- A stalk of wheat
Ancestry of “wheatstalk”, step by step
wheatstalk 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 |
via English stalk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stalk | The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports... |
| 2 | Middle English | stalken | to stalk |
| 3 | Old English | stealcian | to stalk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stalkaz | high, lofty, steep, stiff |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tAlg- / -e- | to jut out, protrude |