ḱweyt-₂

“to glow, shine brightly”

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Source of English white, wheat, German weiß

Root for glowing white, yielding English white, wheat (the white grain), German weiß (white).

H₂eydʰ-“to burn, to kindle a fire”bʰeh₂-w-“to shine forth, to appear”bʰerǵ-eyo-“to keep brightening, shining”bʰewk-“to shine, gleam”bʰleg-“to shine, burn, flash”bʰleg-eyo-“to keep burning, blazing”bʰleg-mn̥-₂“blaze, shining fire”bʰleh₁-g-“to set on fire, to blaze”