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Where does “argher” come from?

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

argher (Old Swedish): cowardly; bad, evil, wicked; angry

Definitions

  1. cowardly; bad, evil, wicked; angry

Ancestry of “argher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseargrunmanly, effeminate, cowardly; bad
2Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

Words derived from “argher”

  • arg
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