Where does “Herm” come from?

Herm (English) comes from Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Herm (English): A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration

Definitions

  1. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration

Ancestry of “Herm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsearmrarm; poor, unhappy; wretched, wicked
2Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “Herm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →