Where does “harmlos” come from?
harmlos (German) comes from German Harm, from Middle High German harm, from Old High German harm, from Proto-Germanic harmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- — suffering, pain.
harmlos (German): harmless; innocuous; inoffensive
Definitions
- harmless; innocuous; inoffensive
Ancestry of “harmlos”, step by step
harmlos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Harm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Harm | harm |
| 2 | Middle High German | harm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | harm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harmaz | painful; sorrowful; doleful; harmful; malicious;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱormo- | suffering, pain |
via Swedish harm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | harm | angry indignation (at something considered unjust) |