Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/argaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃orǵʰ-, *h₃erǵʰ- (to copulate). Cognate with Lithuanian aržùs, Russian ёрзать (jórzatʹ).

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Adjective edit

*argaz[1]

  1. unmanly, effeminate, indecent
  2. cowardly, dishonorable, unworthy

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*arga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34