Where does “argern” come from?

argern (Middle High German) comes from Old High German argerōn, 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.

argern (Middle High German): worsen

Definitions

  1. worsen

Ancestry of “argern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanargerōn—
2Old High Germanargbad, wicked, godless
3Proto-West Germanicargcowardly
4Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

Words derived from “argern”

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