Where does “argeloos” come from?

argeloos (Dutch) comes from German arglos, from German Arg, from Middle High German arc, 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.

argeloos (Dutch): unsuspecting

Definitions

  1. unsuspecting

Ancestry of “argeloos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarglosinnocent, unsuspecting, artless; harmless,...
2GermanArgmalice, wickedness, falsehood, deceit
3Middle High Germanarc
4Old High Germanargbad, wicked, godless
5Proto-West Germanicargcowardly
6Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic argazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic arg