Where does “argh” come from?

argh (English) comes from Middle English argh, from Old English earg, from Proto-West Germanic arg, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

argh (English): timid; cowardly

Definitions

  1. timid; cowardly

Ancestry of “argh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisharghafraid, scared, courageless; scared, fearful,...
2Old Englisheargcowardly; a coward
3Proto-West Germanicargcowardly
4Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

Words derived from “argh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic argaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arg →