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Where does “arewe” come from?

arewe (Middle English) comes from Old English earh, from Proto-West Germanic *arhu, from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.

arewe (Middle English): Alternative form of arow; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of arow; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “arewe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishearhcowardly; arrow
2Proto-West Germanic*arhu—
3Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow
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