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Where does “armur” come from?

armur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

armur (Faroese): arm; poor

Definitions

  1. arm; poor

Ancestry of “armur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsearmrarm; poor, unhappy; wretched, wicked
2Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “armur”

  • armband
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