Where does “hveiti” come from?

hveiti (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

hveiti (Faroese): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “hveiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehveitiwheat
2Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →