ergh-

    ergh-

    English meaning: to shake, tremble, *evil, lustful, sinful

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schũtteln, erregen, beben” od. likewise

    Note: probably extension from er- ‘set in motion”.

    Material: O.Ind. r̥ghüyáti “ shakes, roars, attacks, storms”; Gk. ὀρχέω “ πάλλω, κινέω “, mostly ὀρχέομαι “ dance, hop, jump, shake “. Because of similar present meaning in er-3 ‘strife, quarrel, contention” under likewise could stand furthermore in relationship: Av. ǝrǝɣant- “bad, hideous”; O.H.G. ar(a)g “ fearful, idle, mad, wicked, evil, bad”, O.E. earg ds., O.Ice. argr and with metathesis ragr “ unmanly, lustful, evil, bad”; Lith. aržù s “ lascivious, sensual “. Maybe Alb. herdhe “testicle” [common Alb. -ĝh- > -dh- phonetic mutation]

    Note: From Root ergh- : “to shake, tremble, *evil, lustful” derived Root orĝhi-, r̥ĝhi- : “testicle” (hence a taboo word)

    References: WP. I 147 f.