Where does “herm” come from?

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

Ancestry of “herm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhearmharm
2Proto-West Germanicharmpainful; pain, harm
3Proto-Germanicharmazpainful; sorrowful; doleful; harmful; malicious;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormo-suffering, pain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱormo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic harm →