Where does “Hausarmer” come from?
Hausarmer (German) comes from German haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Hausarmer (German): deserving poor male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- deserving poor male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Hausarmer”, step by step
Hausarmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German haus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | haus | singular imperative of hausen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | hūs | house |
| 3 | Old High German | hūs | house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via German Armer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Armer | pauper; inflection of Arme: ## strong genitive... |
| 2 | German | arm | poor; low |
| 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 |