Where does “arm” come from?
Arm comes from Old English earm, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Latin arma meaning weapons or tools, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-.
arm (English): The portion of the upper human appendage, from...
Definitions
- The portion of the upper human appendage, from...
Ancestry of “arm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | arm | arm; poor; miserable, wretched |
| 2 | Old English | earm | arm; poor, miserable |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |