Where does “kveite” come from?

kveite (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

kveite (Norwegian Nynorsk): a halibut; wheat

Definitions

  1. a halibut; wheat

Ancestry of “kveite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehveitiwheat
2Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

Words derived from “kveite”

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