Where does “hvetemjøl” come from?
hvetemjøl (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.
hvetemjøl (Norwegian Bokmål): wheat flour
Definitions
- wheat flour
Ancestry of “hvetemjøl”, step by step
hvetemjøl traces back through two 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 mjøl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mjøl | alternative form of mel |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mjøl | flour |
| 3 | Old Norse | mjǫl | flour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | melwą | ground corn, meal, flour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |