Where does “Armreif” come from?
Armreif (German) comes from German Arm, 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).
Armreif (German): bangle, armlet rigid bracelet
Definitions
- bangle, armlet rigid bracelet
Ancestry of “Armreif”, step by step
Armreif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Arm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Arm | an arm; anything that resembles an arm |
| 2 | German | Leuchter | candlestick, sconce; candelabra |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via German Reif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reif | ring; hoop; frost; hoar frost |
| 2 | Middle High German | reif | — |
| 3 | Old High German | reif | strap, belt; belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raip | strip, band |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raipaz | strip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | roypnós | strap, band, rope |