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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | arawiz | pea |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | arwaits | pea |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arwīts | pea |
Words derived from “arwīs”