Where does “Ärmel” come from?
Ärmel (German) comes from Old High German armilo, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic arm, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ärmel (German): sleeve
Ancestry of “Ärmel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | armilo | armband |
| 2 | Old High German | arm | arm; poor, miserable |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “Ärmel”