Where does “Winterweizen” come from?

Winterweizen (German) comes from German Weizen, from Middle High German weize, from Old High German weizi, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

Winterweizen (German): winter wheat

Definitions

  1. winter wheat

Ancestry of “Winterweizen”, step by step

Winterweizen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Weizen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeizenwheat; Clipping of Weizenbier
2Middle High Germanweize—
3Old High Germanweiziwheat
4Proto-West Germanichwaitīwheat
5Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
6Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via German Winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWinterwinter
2Middle High Germanwinterwinter
3Old High Germanwintarwinter
4Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →