Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “erwete” come from?

erwete (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon eriwit, from Proto-West Germanic arwīt, from Proto-Germanic arwīts — pea.

Ancestry of “erwete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxoneriwitpea
2Proto-West Germanicarwītpea
3Proto-Germanicarwītspea

Words derived from “erwete”

  • Arvte
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