Weite

First attested as Weite in 1913. Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a hydronym or, alternatively, be a reference to the cultivation of buckwheat (boekweit) near the settlement.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.tə/
• Hyphenation: Wei‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯tə

Weite n

1. a hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

From Middle High German wīte, from Old High German wītī; equivalent to weit +‎ -e (“ness”). Cognate with Hunsrik Weid.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯tə/

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Weite f (genitive Weite, plural Weiten)

1. width
2. distance

• “Weite” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Weite” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Weite” in Duden online

• Weit

From Middle Low German wête, from Old Saxon hwēti, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz. Cognate with English wheat.

Weite m (no plural)

1. wheat