Where does “arrow” come from?

Arrow comes from Middle English arwe, from Old English earh, from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ-.

arrow (English): A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a...

Definitions

  1. A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a...

Ancestry of “arrow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishārweAn arrow projectile weapon shot from a bow
2Old Englisharwearrow
3Proto-West Germanic*arhuarrow
4Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow

Words derived from “arrow”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arhwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *arhu →