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kweit- — Also kweid . White; to shine. Oldest form *k̑weit , becoming *kweit in centum languages. 1. Suffixed variant form *kweid o . a. white; Whitsunday, from Old English hwīt, white; b. witloof, from Middle Dutch … Universalium
wheat — [hwēt, wēt] n. [ME whete < OE hwæte, akin to Ger weizen < IE base * kweid , to gleam, bright, WHITE: from the white seed] 1. any of several cereal grasses (genus Triticum) having dense, erect spikes containing grains which thresh free of… … English World dictionary
white — [hwīt, wīt] adj. whiter, whitest [ME hwit < OE, akin to Ger weiss, ON hvitr, MDu wit < IE * kweid , to gleam, bright, white > WHEAT, OSlav švěšta, a light, candle] 1. having the color of pure snow or milk; of the color of radiated,… … English World dictionary
