Where does “*arhu” come from?
*arhu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.
Ancestry of “*arhu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | arhwō | arrow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érkʷo- | bow, arrow |