Where does “arg” come from?
arg (Irish) comes from Old Irish orcaid, from Proto-Celtic orgeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erg- — perish.
arg (Irish): destroy, plunder
Ancestry of “arg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | orcaid | kills, slays |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | orgeti | to kill; to destroy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erg- | perish |