Where does “*arjan” come from?

*arjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

*arjan (Proto-West Germanic): to plough, plow

Definitions

  1. to plough, plow

Ancestry of “*arjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicarjanąto plough/plow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “*arjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arjaną →