Where does “ærgrelse” come from?

ærgrelse (Danish) comes from Danish ærgre, from German ärgern, from Middle High German argern, from Old High German argerōn, from Old High German arg, from Proto-West Germanic arg, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

ærgrelse (Danish): chagrin

Definitions

  1. chagrin

Ancestry of “ærgrelse”, step by step

ærgrelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ærgre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishærgreannoy; be disgruntled or annoyed
2Germanärgernto annoy, to make angry; to be annoyed, to be...
3Middle High Germanargernworsen
4Old High Germanargerōn—
5Old High Germanargbad, wicked, godless
6Proto-West Germanicargcowardly
7Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic argaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arg →