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Where does “arwīz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “arwīz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “arwīz”

  • Erbse
  • Erbsensuppe
  • Erweiß
Every word from Proto-Germanic arwīts →