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
- chagrin
Ancestry of “ærgrelse”, step by step
ærgrelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ærgre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ærgre | annoy; be disgruntled or annoyed |
| 2 | German | ärgern | to annoy, to make angry; to be annoyed, to be... |
| 3 | Middle High German | argern | worsen |
| 4 | Old High German | argerōn | — |
| 5 | Old High German | arg | bad, wicked, godless |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | arg | cowardly |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | argaz | unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ergʰ- | to go, move; to mount; to move, go |