Where does “Harm” come from?

Harm (German) comes from Middle High German harm, from Old High German harm, from Proto-Germanic harmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- — suffering, pain.

Harm (German): harm

Definitions

  1. harm

Ancestry of “Harm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanharm—
2Old High Germanharm—
3Proto-Germanicharmazpainful; sorrowful; doleful; harmful; malicious;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormo-suffering, pain

Words derived from “Harm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harmaz →Every word from Old High German harm →
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