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Where does “erg” come from?

erg (Old Norse) comes from Old Irish áirge, from Old Irish árach — act of binding, guaranteeing ; bond, guarantee.

erg (Old Norse): a word of not entirely certain meaning, roughly...

Definitions

  1. a word of not entirely certain meaning, roughly...

Ancestry of “erg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháirge—
2Old Irishárachact of binding, guaranteeing ; bond, guarantee

Words derived from “erg”

  • Anglezarke
  • Grimsargh
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