Where does “earsþyrel” come from?

earsþyrel (Old English) comes from Old English ears, from Proto-West Germanic ars, from Proto-Germanic arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos — arse.

earsþyrel (Old English): asshole, anus

Definitions

  1. asshole, anus

Ancestry of “earsþyrel”, step by step

earsþyrel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ears

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishearsbutt, arse
2Proto-West Germanicarsarse, anus, buttocks
3Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse

via Old English þȳrel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþȳrelhole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁orsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ars →