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Where does “wēt” come from?

wēt (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

Ancestry of “wēt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wēt”

  • weet
  • Weete
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