Gwenith
/ˈɡwɛnɪθ/noun
Wheat, especially in Welsh.
Did you know?Welsh *gwenith* is a genuine Celtic inheritance, not a magical term, but it preserves one of the oldest everyday plant names in Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷʰn̥h₁- / *gʷʰn̥t-
“An ancient root associated with wheat or grain in the Indo-European family”
Proto-Celtic
PCelt
*wēnito-
“A Celtic form referring to wheat or grain”
Old Welsh
OWelsh
guenet
“Wheat”
Middle Welsh
MWelsh
gwenith
“Wheat”
Modern Welsh
Welsh
gwenith
“Wheat”