Where does “Erbse” come from?

Erbse (German) comes from German Erweiß, from Middle High German arwīs, from Old High German arawiz, from Proto-Germanic arwaits, from Proto-Germanic arwīts — pea.

Erbse (German): pea

Definitions

  1. pea

Ancestry of “Erbse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErweiß—
2Middle High Germanarwīs—
3Old High Germanarawizpea
4Proto-Germanicarwaitspea
5Proto-Germanicarwītspea

Words derived from “Erbse”

Every word from Proto-Germanic arwīts →Every word from Proto-Germanic arwaits →Every word from Old High German arawiz →