Where does “pukvete” come from?

pukvete (Swedish) comes from Swedish vete, from Old Norse hveiti, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

pukvete (Swedish): field cow-wheat, Melampyrum arvense

Definitions

  1. field cow-wheat, Melampyrum arvense

Ancestry of “pukvete”, step by step

pukvete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvetewheat
2Old Norsehveitiwheat
3Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright

via Swedish puke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpuke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →