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Etymology of the English word wheat

the English word wheat
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kweit-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khwaitijaz

Derivations in English

duckwheat, wheatgrass, wheatworm, wheaten

Cognates

German Weizen, Icelandic hveiti, Swedish vete

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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