Where does “arch” come from?
arch (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh arch, from Middle Welsh erchi, from Old Welsh erchim, from Proto-Brythonic ėrxɨd, from Proto-Celtic ɸarsketi, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
arch (Welsh): chest, coffer
Definitions
- chest, coffer
Ancestry of “arch”, step by step
arch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Welsh arch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | arch | request; second-person singular imperative of... |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | erchi | to ask; to beg |
| 3 | Old Welsh | erchim | to ask, request, demand for something |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | ėrxɨd | to ask, plead |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ɸarsketi | to ask, to plead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
via Welsh erchi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | erchi | to seek, to ask (for), to request, to beg (for) |