Where does “Erweiß” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Erweiß”, step by step

Erweiß traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German arwīs

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

via Middle High German erbeiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanerbeiz—

via Middle High German areweiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanareweiz—

Words derived from “Erweiß”

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