Where does “one-armed” come from?
one-armed (English) comes from English armed, from English Arm, from Middle English arm, from Old English earm, 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.
one-armed (English): Having only one arm
Definitions
- Having only one arm
Ancestry of “one-armed”, step by step
one-armed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English armed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | armed | Equipped, especially with a weapon; Prepared for... |
| 2 | English | Arm | Abbreviation of Armenian |
| 3 | Middle English | arm | arm; poor; miserable, wretched |
| 4 | Old English | earm | arm; poor, miserable |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English One
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 2 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 3 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |