Where does “אַרבעס” come from?
אַרבעס (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German erbeiȥ, from Old High German arawīz, from Proto-West Germanic arwīt, from Proto-Germanic arwīts — pea.
אַרבעס (Yiddish): pea, chickpea
Ancestry of “אַרבעס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | erbeiȥ | — |
| 2 | Old High German | arawīz | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | arwīt | pea |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arwīts | pea |
Words derived from “אַרבעס”