Where does “arch” come from?

arch (Middle Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh erchi, from Old Welsh erchim, from Proto-Brythonic ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

arch (Middle Welsh): request; second-person singular imperative of...

Definitions

  1. request; second-person singular imperative of...

Ancestry of “arch”, step by step

arch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Welsh erchi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welsherchito ask; to beg
2Old Welsherchimto ask, request, demand for something
3Proto-Brythonicėrxɨdto ask, plead
4Proto-Celticɸarsketito ask, to plead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via Latin arx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarxcitadel, stronghold, fortress; height, summit,...
2Latinarcachest, box, coffer, safe; coffin; ark
3LatinarceoI shut up, enclose; box in; I keep off, ward off;...
4Proto-Italicarkeōto contain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erk-to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “arch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →