Where does “einwohnerarm” come from?
einwohnerarm (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).
einwohnerarm (German): small
Definitions
- small
Ancestry of “einwohnerarm”, step by step
einwohnerarm 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) |