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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|ang|hwǣte]] (before 830),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*hwaitjaz]],^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) cognate with Old Saxon hwēti, Dutch weit, German Weizen, Old Norse hveiti and Gothic hwaiteis.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) It is related to [[white]],^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)^(MWU 2024) presumably for the pale colour of its flour.^(Cresswell 2021)
+ It is [[inh|ang|hwǣte]] (before 830),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*hwaitjaz]],^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) cognate with [[osx|hwēti]], [[nl|weit]], [[de|Weizen]], [[non|hveiti]] and Gothic hwaiteis.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) It is related to [[white]],^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)^(MWU 2024) presumably for the pale colour of its flour.^(Cresswell 2021)
==Earliest recorded meaning==