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Where does “arglos” come from?

arglos (German) comes from German Arg, from Middle High German arc, 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.

arglos (German): innocent, unsuspecting, artless; harmless,...

Definitions

  1. innocent, unsuspecting, artless; harmless,...

Ancestry of “arglos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArgmalice, wickedness, falsehood, deceit
2Middle High Germanarc—
3Old High Germanargbad, wicked, godless
4Proto-West Germanicargcowardly
5Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

Words derived from “arglos”

  • Arglosigkeit
  • argeloos
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