Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/arci-

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin archi-.

Prefix

*arci-

arch-

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms prefixed with *arci-

Descendants

Old English: arċe-, ærċe-, erċe-
- Middle English: arche-
  - English: arch-
Old Frisian: erze-, arse-
- West Frisian: aarts-
Old Saxon: erci-
- Middle High German: erse-, ertze-
Old Dutch: arci-
- Middle Dutch: aerts-, erts-
  - Dutch: aarts-
Old High German: erzi-, arzi-
- Middle High German: erze-, erz-
  - German: erz-