Where does “*arhu” come from?

*arhu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.

*arhu (Proto-West Germanic): arrow

Definitions

  1. arrow

Ancestry of “*arhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow

Words derived from “*arhu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arhwō →
*arhu — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer