Where does “hwǣte” come from?
hwǣte (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
hwǣte (Old English): wheat
Ancestry of “hwǣte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaitī | wheat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
Words derived from “hwǣte”