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

wēt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz

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

via Proto-West Germanic *wāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wātwet

Words derived from “wēt”

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