Where does “armoede” come from?
armoede (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch armodi, from Proto-West Germanic armōdī, from Proto-Germanic armōdiją, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “armoede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | armodi | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | armōdī | poverty |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | armōdiją | poverty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “armoede”