Where does “arsdarm” come from?

arsdarm (Old High German) comes from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

arsdarm (Old High German): rectum

Definitions

  1. rectum

Ancestry of “arsdarm”, step by step

arsdarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German darm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandarm—
2Proto-West Germanicþarmintestine
3Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
4Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Old High German ars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarsanus
2Proto-West Germanicarsarse, anus, buttocks
3Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarmaz →