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

Definitions

  1. wheaten

Ancestry of “ווייצן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווייץwheat
2Middle High Germanweize—
3Old High Germanweiziwheat
4Proto-West Germanichwaitīwheat
5Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
6Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwītaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaitijaz →