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Where does “verärgert” come from?

verärgert (German) comes from German verärgern, 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.

verärgert (German): past participle of verärgern; upset, annoyed,...

Definitions

  1. past participle of verärgern; upset, annoyed,...

Ancestry of “verärgert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanverärgernTo annoy, anger; To antagonize
2Germanärgernto annoy, to make angry; to be annoyed, to be...
3Middle High Germanargernworsen
4Old High Germanargerōn—
5Old High Germanargbad, wicked, godless
6Proto-West Germanicargcowardly
7Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go
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