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Where does “arm” come from?

arm (German) comes 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.

arm (German): poor; low

Definitions

  1. poor; low

Ancestry of “arm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “arm”

  • ärmlich
  • einwohnerarm
  • anregungsarm
  • dialogarm
  • rauscharm
  • nikotinarm
  • gefühlsarm
  • verarmen
  • bitterarm
  • aschearm
  • kalorienarm
  • energiearm
  • kontrastarm
  • emissionsarm
  • calciumarm
  • schadstoffarm
  • torarm
  • schmerzarm
  • Armenhaus
  • natriumarm
  • Arme
  • geräuscharm
  • Armer
  • salzarm
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