erta

Icelandic

/ˈɛr̥ta/

verb-weak

Definitions

to irritate (cause physical discomfort to a part of the body, etc.)
to tease, to annoy, to irritate, to provoke

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse erta (provoke, incite, tease) inherited from Proto-Germanic *artijaną (tease, stimulate, stir up, excite).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*artijaną

Gloss

tease, stimulate, stir up, excite

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ert English
*h₂erdi- Proto-Indo-European
*artijaną Proto-Germanic
erten Middle English
erta Old Norse
ärtäs Westrobothnian