Where does “argern” come from?

argern (East Central German) comes from Middle High German argern, from Old High German argerōn, 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.

argern (East Central German): to annoy, to make angry

Definitions

  1. to annoy, to make angry

Ancestry of “argern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanargernworsen
2Old High Germanargerōn—
3Old High Germanargbad, wicked, godless
4Proto-West Germanicargcowardly
5Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
6Proto-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 →