Where does “kurzärmelig” come from?

kurzärmelig (German) comes from German Ärmel, from Old High German armilo, from Old High German arm, 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.

kurzärmelig (German): short-sleeved

Definitions

  1. short-sleeved

Ancestry of “kurzärmelig”, step by step

kurzärmelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ärmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÄrmelsleeve
2Old High Germanarmiloarmband
3Old High Germanarmarm; poor, miserable
4Proto-West Germanicarmarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
5Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via German kurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankurzshort, brief; concise; briefly, in short
2Middle High Germankurz—
3Old High Germankurzshort
4Proto-West Germanickurtshort
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →