Where does “whete” come from?

whete (Middle English) comes 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.

whete (Middle English): Wheat; The grain resulting from wheat; corn; The...

Definitions

  1. Wheat; The grain resulting from wheat; corn; The...

Ancestry of “whete”, step by step

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

Words derived from “whete

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos