Where does “arm” come from?

arm (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *arpi, from Proto-Germanic arwaz, from Proto-Indo-European Herwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

arm (Estonian): scar; mercy

Definitions

  1. scar; mercy

Ancestry of “arm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*arpi—
2Proto-Germanicarwazready, fast; scar
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHerwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “arm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Herwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arwaz →
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