arow
Middle English
/ˈarɔu̯/
noun
Definitions
- An arrow projectile weapon emitted from a bow
- (figurative) Anything felt to have a (metaphorically) piercing effect.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English earh inherited from Proto-Germanic *arhwō (arrow).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*arhwō
Gloss
arrow
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
矢
Emoji
🏹 💘 📩 📲 🧝
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Arrowverse English
- arrow English
- arrow slit English
- arrow worm English
- arrow-hole English
- arrowback English
- arrowgrass English
- arrowhead English
- arrowheaded English
- arrowleaf English
- arrowless English
- arrowlet English
- arrowlike English
- arrowmaker English
- arrowproof English
- arrowroot English
- arrowslit English
- arrowsmith English
- arrowwood English
- arrowword English
- arrowworm English
- arrowy English
- fat arrow English
- *h₂érkʷo- Proto-Indo-European
- *argaz Proto-Germanic
- *arhwō Proto-Germanic
- earh Old English
- arewe Middle English
- arewen Middle English
- arwe Middle English
- ǫr Old Norse
- ara Bislama