Where does “arwīs” come from?

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

Ancestry of “arwīs”, step by step

arwīs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German arawiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarawizpea
2Proto-Germanicarwaitspea
3Proto-Germanicarwītspea

via Old High German arawīz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarawīzpea
2Proto-West Germanicarwītpea

via Old High German araweiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanaraweiz—

Words derived from “arwīs”

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