Where does “Arm” come from?
Arm (German) comes from German Leuchter, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
Arm (German): an arm; anything that resembles an arm
Definitions
- an arm; anything that resembles an arm
Ancestry of “Arm”, step by step
Arm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Leuchter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leuchter | candlestick, sconce; candelabra |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Middle High German arm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | arm | — |
| 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 |