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English word eerie comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erǵʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₁ergʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *argaz (Unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent.)
*h₃erǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₁ergʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*argaz (Proto-Germanic)
Unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent.
earg (Old English)
Cowardly, timid. Evil, bad.
eri (Middle English)
eerie (English)
(Scotland) frightened, timid.. Strange, weird, fear-inspiring.