Where does “Weess” come from?

Weess (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Weess (Luxembourgish): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “Weess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanweiziwheat
2Proto-West Germanichwaitīwheat
3Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →