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Where does “hwaitijaz” come from?

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

hwaitijaz (Proto-Germanic): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “hwaitijaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hwaitijaz”

  • wheat
  • Wheatley
  • Wheatland
  • Wheaties
  • wheatgrass
  • wheatfield
  • wheatless
  • wheatsheaf
  • wheatbelt
  • wheatmeal
  • wheatboard
  • wheatish
  • wheatland
  • wheaty
  • hefeweizen
  • wheatstack
  • wheatlike
  • nonwheat
  • wheatstalk
  • wheatberry
  • wheatrick
  • wheatbird
  • wheatworm
  • wheatings
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