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Where does “Armer” come from?

Armer (German) comes from 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.

Armer (German): pauper; inflection of Arme: ## strong genitive...

Definitions

  1. pauper; inflection of Arme: ## strong genitive...

Ancestry of “Armer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanarmpoor; low
2Proto-West Germanicarmarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
3Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “Armer”

  • Armenhaus
  • Arme
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