Where does “ärmellos” come from?
ärmellos (German) comes from German Ärmel, 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.
ärmellos (German): sleeveless
Definitions
- sleeveless
Ancestry of “ärmellos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ärmel | sleeve |
| 2 | Old High German | armilo | armband |
| 3 | Old High German | arm | arm; poor, miserable |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |