Where does “aarswolf” come from?

aarswolf (Dutch) comes from Dutch aars, from Middle Dutch āers, from Old Dutch ars, from Proto-West Germanic ars, from Proto-Germanic arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos — arse.

aarswolf (Dutch): A graze, boil or other wound on the buttocks

Definitions

  1. A graze, boil or other wound on the buttocks

Ancestry of “aarswolf”, step by step

aarswolf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaarsanus, arse, rectum; butt; shit
2Middle Dutchāers—
3Old Dutcharsarse, buttock
4Proto-West Germanicarsarse, anus, buttocks
5Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse

via Dutch Wolf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchWolfLupus
2Middle Dutchwolfwolf, grey wolf
3Old Dutchwulfwolf
4Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
5Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →