hwæte

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”). Compare Old Saxon hueti (Low German Weten), Old High German hwaizi, weizi (German Weizen), Old Norse hveiti (Danish hvede, Norwegian hvete, Icelandic hveiti), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ƕaiteis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhwæːte/

Noun

hwǣte m

wheat

Descendants

Middle English: whete
- English: wheat

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