Where does “eenarmig” come from?

eenarmig (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.

eenarmig (Dutch): one-armed

Definitions

  1. one-armed

Ancestry of “eenarmig”, step by step

eenarmig 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 één

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchéénone
2Middle Dutchêena indefinite article
3Old Dutchēn
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-
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