Where does “hwæte” come from?
hwæte (Middle English) comes from Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
hwæte (Middle English): Alternative form of whete
Definitions
- Alternative form of whete
Ancestry of “hwæte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | whete | Wheat; The grain resulting from wheat; corn; The... |
| 2 | Old English | hwǣte | wheat |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaitī | wheat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |