Where does “aars” come from?

aars (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German ars, from Old High German ars, from Proto-West Germanic ars, from Proto-Germanic arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos — arse.

aars (Cimbrian): buttocks; anus

Definitions

  1. buttocks; anus

Ancestry of “aars”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanars—
2Old High Germanarsanus
3Proto-West Germanicarsarse, anus, buttocks
4Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ars →