Where does “erg” come from?

erg (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch arch, from Old Dutch arg, from Proto-West Germanic arg, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

erg (Dutch): serious, considerable, severe; awful, terrible;...

Definitions

  1. serious, considerable, severe; awful, terrible;...

Ancestry of “erg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcharchbad, depraved; wrong, evil; shameful
2Old Dutchargbad, wrong
3Proto-West Germanicargcowardly
4Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic argaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arg →