Where does “arrig” come from?

arrig (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German arc, from Old High German arg, from Proto-West Germanic arg, from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

arrig (Pennsylvania German): very

Definitions

  1. very

Ancestry of “arrig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanarc—
2Old High Germanargbad, wicked, godless
3Proto-West Germanicargcowardly
4Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic argaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic arg →