See also: weite

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Weite in 1913. Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a hydronym or, alternatively, be a reference to the cultivation of buckwheat (boekweit) near the settlement.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Weite n

  1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German wīte, from Old High German wītī; equivalent to weit +‎ -e (ness). Cognate with Hunsrik Weid.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯tə/
  • (file)

Noun edit

Weite f (genitive Weite, plural Weiten)

  1. width
  2. distance

Declension edit

Hyponyms edit

Further reading edit

  • Weite” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Weite” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Weite” in Duden online

German Low German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German wête, from Old Saxon hwēti, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz. Cognate with English wheat.

Noun edit

Weite m (no plural)

  1. wheat