Where does “aarzelen” come from?

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

aarzelen (Dutch): to hesitate

Definitions

  1. to hesitate

Ancestry of “aarzelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcherselen—
2Middle Dutchersen—
3Middle Dutchāers—
4Old Dutcharsarse, buttock
5Proto-West Germanicarsarse, anus, buttocks
6Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse

Words derived from “aarzelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ars →