Where does “waas” come from?

waas (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German weize, from Old High German weizi, from Proto-West Germanic hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.

waas (Vilamovian): wheat; orphan

Definitions

  1. wheat; orphan

Ancestry of “waas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanweize—
2Old High Germanweiziwheat
3Proto-West Germanichwaitīwheat
4Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
5Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →
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