ears
Old English
noun
Definitions
- butt, arse
Etymology
Inherited from *ars inherited from Proto-Germanic *arsaz inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos (backside, arse, buttocks, behind).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃érsos
Gloss
backside, arse, buttocks, behind
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
尻
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ānus Latin
- οὐρά Ancient Greek
- ὄρρος Ancient Greek
- *h₁ers- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃érsos Proto-Indo-European
- *arsaz Proto-Germanic
- arsel Swedish
- earsþyrel Old English
- open Old English
- openears Old English
- ærs Old English
- þȳrel Old English
- ers Middle English
- open-ers Middle English
- ars Old Norse
- rass Old Norse
- αλογοουρά Greek (modern)
- βελονόουρος Greek (modern)
- ουρά Greek (modern)
- ars Old High German
- arsloh Old High German
- բրդոռ Old Armenian
- ոռ Old Armenian
- err Old Irish
- ars Middle High German
- Aasch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *ars gmw-pro
- *ars Old Dutch
- ars Old Saxon
- ers Scots
- Aarsch Pennsylvania German
- Aarsch Hunsrik