Where does “ert” come from?

ert (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ertr, from Old Saxon erit, from Proto-Germanic arwīts — pea.

ert (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pea

Definitions

  1. a pea

Ancestry of “ert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseertrpeas
2Old SaxoneritAlternative form of eriwit
3Proto-Germanicarwītspea

Words derived from “ert”

Every word from Proto-Germanic arwīts →Every word from Old Saxon erit →Every word from Old Norse ertr →