Where does “argur” come from?
argur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.
argur (Icelandic): bad, wicked; cowardly, faint-hearted; emasculate,...
Definitions
- bad, wicked; cowardly, faint-hearted; emasculate,...
Ancestry of “argur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | argr | unmanly, effeminate, cowardly; bad |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | argaz | unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ergʰ- | to go, move; to mount; to move, go |