Where does “arsle” come from?

arsle (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

arsle (Swedish): arse/ass; arse/ass, arsehole/asshole, jerk

Definitions

  1. arse/ass; arse/ass, arsehole/asshole, jerk

Ancestry of “arsle”, step by step

arsle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish hul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhul—
2Old Norsehóla hole
3Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
4Proto-Germanichulazhollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Old Swedish hol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhol—
2Old Norseholcave, hole; hole

via Swedish ars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishars

Words derived from “arsle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →