Where does “erwtenpeul” come from?

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

erwtenpeul (Dutch): pea pod

Definitions

  1. pea pod

Ancestry of “erwtenpeul”, step by step

erwtenpeul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch erwt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutcherwtA pea; A pea plant, "Pisum sativum"
2Middle Dutcherwetepea
3Old Dutcherwit—
4Proto-West Germanicarwītpea
5Proto-Germanicarwītspea

via Dutch peul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpeulpea pod, bean pod; snow pea, Pisum sativum var....
2Middle Dutchpole—

Words derived from “erwtenpeul”

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