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
- serious, considerable, severe; awful, terrible;...
Ancestry of “erg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | arch | bad, depraved; wrong, evil; shameful |
| 2 | Old Dutch | arg | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | arg | cowardly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | argaz | unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ergʰ- | to go, move; to mount; to move, go |