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

  1. bad, depraved; wrong, evil; shameful

Ancestry of “arch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchargbad, wrong
2Proto-West Germanicargcowardly
3Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

Words derived from “arch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic argaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arg →
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