eerie
English
/ˈɪɹi/, /ˈɪəɹi/
adj
Definitions
- Strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
- (Scotland) Frightened, timid.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English eri (fearful) inherited from Old English earg (cowardly, timid, weak, fearful, inert) derived from Proto-Germanic *argaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*argaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eerieness English
- eerily English
- eeriness English
- eerisome English
- haragán Spanish, Castilian
- *h₁ergʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃orǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *argaz Proto-Germanic
- earg Old English
- earh Old English
- iergþ Old English
- argh Middle English
- eri Middle English
- argr Old Norse
- arag Old High German
- arg Old High German
- *𐌰𐍂𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- *arg gmw-pro
- *arg Old Dutch
- *arka Proto-Finnic
- erch Old Frisian