Where does “ragur” come from?

ragur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ragr, from Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

ragur (Icelandic): cowardly

Definitions

  1. cowardly

Ancestry of “ragur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseragr—
2Old Norseargrunmanly, effeminate, cowardly; bad
3Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic argaz →Every word from Old Norse argr →