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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”

  • arrow
  • eerie
  • eerily
  • arrowhead
  • arrowy
  • eeriness
  • argh
  • arrowlike
  • arrowheaded
  • arrowwood
  • arrowleaf
  • arrowslit
  • arrowless
  • eerieness
  • arrowsmith
  • arrowgrass
  • arrowworm
  • arrowback
  • arrowproof
  • eerisome
  • arrow-hole
  • Arrowverse
  • flargh
  • fat arrow
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