Where does “ווייצן” come from?
ווייצן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ווייץ, 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.
ווייצן (Yiddish): wheaten
Ancestry of “ווייצן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | ווייץ | wheat |
| 2 | Middle High German | weize | — |
| 3 | Old High German | weizi | wheat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaitī | wheat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwaitijaz | wheat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |