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Where does “Lärm” come from?

Lärm (German) comes from Italian all'arme, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Lärm (German): annoying noise; noise

Definitions

  1. annoying noise; noise

Ancestry of “Lärm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianall'arme
2Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
3Late Latinarmistitium—
4Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Lärm”

  • lärmen
  • larma
  • ларма
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