Where does “argr” come from?

argr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

argr (Old Norse): unmanly, effeminate, cowardly; bad

Definitions

  1. unmanly, effeminate, cowardly; bad

Ancestry of “argr”, step by step

argr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic argaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

via Germanic *argaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*argaz—

Words derived from “argr”

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