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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |