Where does “Ärger” come from?
Ärger (German) comes from German ärgern, 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.
Ärger (German): annoyance, anger; trouble
Definitions
- annoyance, anger; trouble
Ancestry of “Ärger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ärgern | to annoy, to make angry; to be annoyed, to be... |
| 2 | Middle High German | argern | worsen |
| 3 | Old High German | argerōn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | arg | bad, wicked, godless |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arg | cowardly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | argaz | unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ergʰ- | to go, move; to mount; to move, go |