Where does “Arvte” come from?

Arvte (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German arvete, from Old Saxon eriwit, from Proto-West Germanic arwīt, from Proto-Germanic arwīts — pea.

Arvte (German Low German): pea

Definitions

  1. pea

Ancestry of “Arvte”, step by step

Arvte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German arvete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanarvete—
2Old Saxoneriwitpea
3Proto-West Germanicarwītpea
4Proto-Germanicarwītspea

via Middle Low German erwete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanerwete—
Every word from Proto-Germanic arwīts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arwīt →Every word from Old Saxon eriwit →