Where does “ertur” come from?

ertur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ertr, from Old Saxon erit, from Proto-Germanic arwīts — pea.

ertur (Faroese): pea; pea soup; very small apple

Definitions

  1. pea; pea soup; very small apple

Ancestry of “ertur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseertrpeas
2Old SaxoneritAlternative form of eriwit
3Proto-Germanicarwītspea

Words derived from “ertur”

Every word from Proto-Germanic arwīts →Every word from Old Saxon erit →Every word from Old Norse ertr →