Roots / *ḱweyt-₂
ḱweyt-₂ “to glow, shine brightly” Widely accepted color light
Source of English white, wheat, German weiß
At a Glance
Reconstruction ḱweyt-₂ Meaning “to glow, shine brightly” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field color, light Root for glowing white, yielding English white, wheat (the white grain), German weiß (white).
bʰeh₂-w- “to shine forth, to appear” bʰerǵ-eyo- “to keep brightening, shining” bʰewk- “to shine, gleam” bʰleg- “to shine, burn, flash” bʰlēg- “to shine, to gleam, to burn” bʰleg-eyo- “to keep burning, blazing” bʰleg-mn̥-₂ “blaze, shining fire” bʰleh₁-g- “to set on fire, to blaze” related entry