Where does “wait” come from?

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

wait (Westrobothnian): wheat; wheat bread

Definitions

  1. wheat; wheat bread

Ancestry of “wait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehveitiwheat
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 →