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Where does “schmerzarm” come from?

schmerzarm (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.

schmerzarm (German): causing little pain

Definitions

  1. causing little pain

Ancestry of “schmerzarm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArman arm; anything that resembles an arm
2GermanLeuchtercandlestick, sconce; candelabra
3German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
4Old High German-āri—
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-ārius—
8Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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