Where does “vetegrodd” come from?

vetegrodd (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.

vetegrodd (Swedish): a wheat germ

Definitions

  1. a wheat germ

Ancestry of “vetegrodd”, step by step

vetegrodd 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 grodd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrodda germ (of a plant)
2Swedishgroto sprout, germinate
3Old NorseGróato grow (of plants)
4Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →
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