Where does “Knallerbsenstrauch” come from?

Knallerbsenstrauch (German) comes from German Knallerbse, 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.

Knallerbsenstrauch (German): snowberry bush

Definitions

  1. snowberry bush

Ancestry of “Knallerbsenstrauch”, step by step

Knallerbsenstrauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Knallerbse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnallerbsebang snap
2GermanErbsepea
3GermanErweiß—
4Middle High Germanarwīs—
5Old High Germanarawizpea
6Proto-Germanicarwaitspea
7Proto-Germanicarwītspea

via German Strauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrauchbush; shrub
2Middle High Germanstrūch—
Every word from Proto-Germanic arwīts →Every word from Proto-Germanic arwaits →Every word from Old High German arawiz →