weizi

See also: wèizi

Old High German

Alternative forms

• hwaizi

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī.

Compare Old Saxon hueti, Old English hwæte, Old Norse hveiti, Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ƕaiteis).

Noun

weizi m

1. wheat

Descendants

• Middle High German: weize
  • Alemannic German: Weisse
  • Cimbrian: bòotze
  • German: Weizen
  • Hunsrik: Weize
  • Luxembourgish: Weess
  • Pennsylvania German: Weeze
  • Vilamovian: waas
  • Yiddish: ווייץ (veyts)