Where does “erwt” come from?

erwt (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch erwete, from Old Dutch erwit, from Proto-West Germanic arwīt, from Proto-Germanic arwīts — pea.

erwt (Dutch): A pea; A pea plant, "Pisum sativum"

Definitions

  1. A pea; A pea plant, "Pisum sativum"

Ancestry of “erwt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcherwetepea
2Old Dutcherwit—
3Proto-West Germanicarwītpea
4Proto-Germanicarwītspea

Words derived from “erwt”

Every word from Proto-Germanic arwīts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arwīt →Every word from Old Dutch erwit →