Where does “wäit” come from?

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

wäit (Saterland Frisian): wet

Definitions

  1. wet

Ancestry of “wäit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwēt—
2Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
3Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →