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Proto-Germanic: *irkna-
Meaning: holly, precious
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: un-ɛrkn-s `unholly'; ɛrkniɵa f. (ō) `genuiness'
Old English: eorcnan-stān (eorcan-, eorclan-, earcnan-) m. `precious stone, pearl, topaz'
Old High German: { erchan `recht, echt' }
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-got,germet-oengl,germet-ohg,

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Proto-IE: *arg'-/*e- <PIH *H->
Meaning: white, brilliant
Hittite: harki- `weiss, hell' (Tischler 177)
Tokharian: A ārki, B arkwi weiss (PT *ārkw(ä)i) (Adams 49-50)
Old Indian: árjuna- `white, clear'
Avestan: arǝzah- n. `Nachmitteg und Abend' (Bed. fraglich)
Old Greek: argó- `weissglänzend'; argi- in compounds; árgemo-n n., á́rgemo-s m. `weisser Fleck im Auge, albugo'
Germanic: *irk-n-a- adj.
Latin: arguō, -uī, -ūtum, -ere `mache klar, weise nach, überführe', argūtus, -a `helltönend'
Russ. meaning: белый, блестящий
References: WP I 82 f
piet-meaning,piet-hitt,piet-tokh,piet-ind,piet-avest,piet-greek,piet-germ,piet-lat,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,

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