Where does “harm” come from?

harm (Middle English) comes from Old English hearm, from Proto-West Germanic harm, from Proto-Germanic harmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- — suffering, pain.

harm (Middle English): harm, injury, ruination

Definitions

  1. harm, injury, ruination

Ancestry of “harm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhearmharm
2Proto-West Germanicharmpainful; pain, harm
3Proto-Germanicharmazpainful; sorrowful; doleful; harmful; malicious;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormo-suffering, pain

Words derived from “harm”

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