Where does “unarmedness” come from?
unarmedness (English) comes from English unarmed, 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 — to fit, to fix, to put together.
unarmedness (English): The quality of being unarmed; lack of weapons
Definitions
- The quality of being unarmed; lack of weapons
Ancestry of “unarmedness”, step by step
unarmedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unarmed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unarmed | Defenceless and lacking weapons or armour; Not... |
| 2 | English | armed | Equipped, especially with a weapon; Prepared for... |
| 3 | English | Arm | Abbreviation of Armenian |
| 4 | Middle English | arm | arm; poor; miserable, wretched |
| 5 | Old English | earm | arm; poor, miserable |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |