Where does “armed” come from?
Armed derives from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic armaz, Latin arma meaning weapons or tools, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European h₂er-.
armed (English): Equipped, especially with a weapon; Prepared for...
Definitions
- Equipped, especially with a weapon; Prepared for...
Ancestry of “armed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Arm | Abbreviation of Armenian |
| 2 | Middle English | arm | arm; poor; miserable, wretched |
| 3 | Old English | earm | arm; poor, miserable |
| 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 |