Where does “erma” come from?

erma (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ermr, from Proto-Germanic armijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erm-i(e)h₂-.

erma (Faroese): sleeve

Definitions

  1. sleeve

Ancestry of “erma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseermrsleeve
2Proto-Germanicarmijō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erm-i(e)h₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erm-i(e)h₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic armijō →Every word from Old Norse ermr →