Where does “weet” come from?

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

weet (West Frisian): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “weet”, 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 →