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
- A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a...
Ancestry of “arrow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ārwe | — |
| 2 | Old English | arwe | arrow |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *arhu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arhwō | arrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érkʷo- | bow, arrow |
Words derived from “arrow”