eri
Middle English
/ˈɛːriː/
adj
Definitions
- (rare) frightening, fearing
Etymology
Derived 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
- eerie English
- eerieness English
- eerily English
- eeriness English
- eerisome English
- *h₁ergʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃orǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *argaz Proto-Germanic
- earg Old English
- earh Old English
- iergþ Old English
- argh Middle English
- argr Old Norse
- arg Old High German
- *𐌰𐍂𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- *arg gmw-pro
- *arg Old Dutch
- *arka Proto-Finnic
- erch Old Frisian