Where does “arsloh” come from?

arsloh (Old High German) comes from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic lok, from Proto-Germanic luką, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

arsloh (Old High German): anus

Definitions

  1. anus

Ancestry of “arsloh”, step by step

arsloh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German loh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlohforest; hole
2Proto-West Germaniclokshutter, lock; hole
3Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Old High German ars

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

Words derived from “arsloh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lok →