Where does “erbarmen” come from?
erbarmen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch erbarmen, from Old High German irbarmēn, from German armēn, from Proto-Germanic armāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
erbarmen (Dutch): to have mercy, to take pity; mercy, pity
Definitions
- to have mercy, to take pity; mercy, pity
Ancestry of “erbarmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | erbarmen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | irbarmēn | to take pity, have mercy on |
| 3 | German | armēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | armāną | to pity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “erbarmen”