Where does “bokhvete” come from?
bokhvete (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hvete, from Danish hvede, from Old Danish hwætæ, from Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
bokhvete (Norwegian Bokmål): buckwheat
Definitions
- buckwheat
Ancestry of “bokhvete”, step by step
bokhvete traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hvete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hvete | wheat |
| 2 | Danish | hvede | wheat |
| 3 | Old Danish | hwætæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | hveiti | wheat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
via Norwegian Bokmål bok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bok | a book; a beech |
| 2 | Danish | bøg | beech |
| 3 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
via Middle Low German bōkwête
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | bōkwête | beech-wheat |