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
Ancestry of “wait”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hveiti | wheat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |