Where does “arch” come from?
arch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch arg, from Proto-West Germanic arg, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.
arch (Middle Dutch): bad, depraved; wrong, evil; shameful
Definitions
- bad, depraved; wrong, evil; shameful
Ancestry of “arch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | arg | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | arg | cowardly |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | argaz | unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ergʰ- | to go, move; to mount; to move, go |
Words derived from “arch”