Weizen

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯tsən/, [ˈväɪ̯.t͡sən], [ˈʋäɪ̯-], [-t͡sn̩]

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From Middle High German weize, weizze, weitze, from Old High German weizi, weizzi, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, which is related with *hwītaz (“white”). The originally predominant High German form was Weiße(n) (perhaps still in Weißbier; see there). The form with [ts] was a chiefly southern variant, which was standardised probably to avoid the homophony with the adjective weiß. Cognate with Luxembourgish Weess, Hunsrik Weize, Dutch weit, Low German Weten, West Frisian weet, English wheat.

Weizen m (genitive Weizens, no plural)

1. wheat

• Roggen
• Gerste
• Hafer

Weizen n (genitive Weizens, plural Weizen)

1. (informal) Clipping of Weizenbier (“wheat bier”).

   Synonym: Weißbier