Where does “hvete” come from?

hvete (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

hvete (Norwegian Bokmål): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “hvete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhvedewheat
2Old Danishhwætæ—
3Old Norsehveitiwheat
4Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
5Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “hvete”

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