arawiz

Old High German

Alternative forms

• araweiz, arawez, areweiz, arewez, arewiz, arewurz, ariwez, arwiz, arwuz, erewiz, erit, erivit, eriwiz, erwez, erwiz, harviz, hereviz

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arwīt, whence also Old Saxon eriwit, Old Norse ertr and Dutch erwt. Possibly related to Latin ervum and Ancient Greek ὄροβος (órobos).

Noun

arawiz f

1. pea

Descendants

• Middle High German: erweiz, erbeiz, arwīs, arwīz, areweiz
  • Bavarian: Arbaiß
    • Cimbrian: érbasa
  • Central Franconian: Ääz, Eerz (Ripuarian), Arwes, Erwes, Erbes, Erres (Moselle Franconian)
    • Luxembourgish: Ierbes
  • German: Erbse
  • Yiddish: אַרבעס (arbes)