Where does “harm” come from?
Harm comes from Old English hearm, from Proto-Germanic harmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo-, ultimately from the root pḱer-.
harm (English): physical injury; hurt; damage; emotional or...
Definitions
- physical injury; hurt; damage; emotional or...
Ancestry of “harm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | harm | harm, injury, ruination |
| 2 | Old English | hearm | harm |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | harm | painful; pain, harm |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harmaz | painful; sorrowful; doleful; harmful; malicious;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱormo- | suffering, pain |
Words derived from “harm”