An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/ärgern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2523472An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, A — ärgernJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

ärgern, ‘to annoy, vex, fret,’ from Middle High German ergern, ‘to incite to evil, deteriorate, corrupt,’ Old High German ergirôn, argirôn, ‘to make worse,’ from the comparative of arg. From this Modern High German Ärger, masculine, is formed (compare Aussatz from aussätzig, Geiz from geizen, Handel from handeln, Opfer from opfern); in Middle High German erge, Old High German argî, feminine, ‘malice.’ — ärgern, verb, see arg.