Where does “weit” come from?

weit (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch weit, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

Ancestry of “weit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchweit—
2Proto-West Germanichwaitīwheat
3Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “weit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →