Where does “armblanke” come from?
armblanke (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans arm, from Dutch arm, from Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic arm, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
armblanke (Afrikaans): poor Afrikaners
Definitions
- poor Afrikaners
Ancestry of “armblanke”, step by step
armblanke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans arm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | arm | arm |
| 2 | Dutch | arm | arm; branch; poor |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | arm | arm; poor, having few possessions; unfortunate,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | arm | arm; poor |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Afrikaans blanke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | blanke | a white person, someone with a light skin colour;... |
| 2 | Dutch | blanke | A white person, someone with a light skin colour |
| 3 | Dutch | blank | white, pale; white |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | blanc | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | blank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |