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Where does “ermi” come from?

ermi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ermr, from Proto-Germanic armijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erm-i(e)h₂-.

ermi (Icelandic): sleeve

Definitions

  1. sleeve

Ancestry of “ermi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseermrsleeve
2Proto-Germanicarmijō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erm-i(e)h₂-—

Words derived from “ermi”

  • stuttermabolur
  • Ermarsund
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