Where does “armbuigspier” come from?

armbuigspier (Dutch) comes 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.

armbuigspier (Dutch): biceps brachii

Definitions

  1. biceps brachii

Ancestry of “armbuigspier”, step by step

armbuigspier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch arm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcharmarm; branch; poor
2Middle Dutcharmarm; poor, having few possessions; unfortunate,...
3Old Dutcharmarm; poor
4Proto-West Germanicarmarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
5Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch buigspier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuigspierflexor
2Dutchbuigento bend; to bow
3Middle Dutchbugento bend; to bow; to yield, to give way
4Old Dutchbūganto bend, bow
5Proto-GermanicbūganąAlternative form of *beuganą; to bend
6Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-
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