Where does “arg” come from?

arg (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic argaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

arg (Proto-West Germanic): cowardly

Definitions

  1. cowardly

Ancestry of “arg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicargazunmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

Words derived from “arg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic argaz →