Where does “Oaft” come from?

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

Oaft (Plautdietsch): pea

Definitions

  1. pea

Ancestry of “Oaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanerwete—
2Old Saxoneriwitpea
3Proto-West Germanicarwītpea
4Proto-Germanicarwītspea
Every word from Proto-Germanic arwīts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arwīt →Every word from Old Saxon eriwit →