Where does “arweiz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “arweiz”, step by step

arweiz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German araweiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanaraweiz—
2Proto-Germanicarwaitspea
3Proto-Germanicarwītspea

via Old High German arewiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarewiz—

via Old High German arewīz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarewīz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic arwīts →Every word from Proto-Germanic arwaits →Every word from Old High German araweiz →