Where does “erbeiz” come from?
erbeiz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German arawīz, from Proto-West Germanic arwīt, from Proto-Germanic arwīts — pea.
Ancestry of “erbeiz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | arawīz | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | arwīt | pea |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arwīts | pea |