Where does “firm” come from?

firm (German) comes from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

firm (German): experienced, well versed

Definitions

  1. experienced, well versed

Ancestry of “firm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
2Proto-Italicfermos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic fermos →
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