Where does “ersen” come from?

ersen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch āers, from Old Dutch ars, from Proto-West Germanic ars, from Proto-Germanic arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos — arse.

Ancestry of “ersen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchāers—
2Old Dutcharsarse, buttock
3Proto-West Germanicarsarse, anus, buttocks
4Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse

Words derived from “ersen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ars →