Where does “onderarm” come from?
onderarm (Dutch) comes from Dutch onder, from Middle Dutch onder, from Old Dutch under, from Old Saxon undar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
onderarm (Dutch): forearm, lower half of the arm, from elbow to...
Definitions
- forearm, lower half of the arm, from elbow to...
Ancestry of “onderarm”, step by step
onderarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch onder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onder | under, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | onder | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | under | under |
| 4 | Old Saxon | undar | under |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Dutch arm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | arm | arm; branch; poor |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | arm | arm; poor, having few possessions; unfortunate,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | arm | arm; poor |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |