Where does “Knallerbse” come from?

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

Knallerbse (German): bang snap

Definitions

  1. bang snap

Ancestry of “Knallerbse”, step by step

Knallerbse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erbse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErbsepea
2GermanErweiß—
3Middle High Germanarwīs—
4Old High Germanarawizpea
5Proto-Germanicarwaitspea
6Proto-Germanicarwītspea

via German knallen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknallento bang, to pop; to fuck
2Germanknallsingular imperative of knallen; first-person...
3Middle High Germanknellen—

Words derived from “Knallerbse”

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