Words that come from Old French “armes”
55 words across 5 languages descend from Old French armes — including arm, armed, forearm, armchair, firearm, armful, armrest, sidearm.
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English (51)
- arm
- armed
- forearm
- armchair
- firearm
- armful
- armrest
- sidearm
- underarm
- armband
- armhole
- armless
- armload
- yardarm
- rearm
- armlet
- overarm
- swingarm
- armlock
- unarm
- longarm
- midarm
- armbar
- polearm
- armeth
- armlike
- interarm
- multiarm
- crankarm
- armlength
- armring
- armbone
- tonearm
- armest
- armguard
- roundarm
- prearm
- outarm
- armpiece
- armlong
- enarm
- armrack
- armstand
- armshield
- armable
- arm-twisting
- strong-arm
- arm-wrestle
- armbinder
- armbrace
- armwear