Where does “heilhveiti” come from?

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

heilhveiti (Icelandic): wholegrain wheat flour, graham flour

Definitions

  1. wholegrain wheat flour, graham flour

Ancestry of “heilhveiti”, step by step

heilhveiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hveiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichveitiwheat; wheat flour
2Old Norsehveitiwheat
3Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Icelandic heill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicheillhealthy; complete, entire, whole; undamaged, in...
2Old Norseheillhealth; omen, happiness; healthy
3Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →