Where does “rechterarm” come from?

rechterarm (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.

rechterarm (Dutch): right arm

Definitions

  1. right arm

Ancestry of “rechterarm”, step by step

rechterarm 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 rechter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrechterjudge; right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-