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Where does “lärmen” come from?

lärmen (German) comes from German Lärm, from Italian all'arme, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

lärmen (German): to make lots of annoying noise, to make a racket;...

Definitions

  1. to make lots of annoying noise, to make a racket;...

Ancestry of “lärmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLärmannoying noise; noise
2Italianall'arme
3Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
4Late Latinarmistitium—
5Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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