Where does “arc” come from?
arc (Middle High German) comes from Old High German arg, from Proto-West Germanic arg, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.
Ancestry of “arc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | arg | bad, wicked, godless |
| 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 |