Where does “Aarmel” come from?
Aarmel (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German ermel, from Cimbrian arm, from Middle High German arm, 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.
Aarmel (Hunsrik): sleeve
Ancestry of “Aarmel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | ermel | — |
| 2 | Cimbrian | arm | arm; poor |
| 3 | Middle High German | arm | — |
| 4 | Old High German | arm | arm; poor, miserable |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |