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English word arse comes from Proto-Indo-European *ors-, and later Proto-Germanic *arsaz (Arse/ass, anus, buttocks.)

*ors- (Proto-Indo-European)

*arsaz (Proto-Germanic)

Arse/ass, anus, buttocks.

ears (Old English)

The arse; the buttocks or anus.

ers (Middle English)

arse (English)

(slang, intransitive) To be silly, act stupid or mess around. (chiefly, UK, pejorative, _, slang) A stupid, mean or despicable person.. (dated, _, in, _, New England, current in, _) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.

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