Where does “muisarm” come from?

muisarm (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.

muisarm (Dutch): repetitive strain injury, particularly from use...

Definitions

  1. repetitive strain injury, particularly from use...

Ancestry of “muisarm”, step by step

muisarm 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 muis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmuisA mouse; Various resembling species; A mouse, an...
2Middle Dutchmuusmouse
3Old Dutchmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-