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Where does “armuot” come from?

armuot (Middle High German) comes from Old High German armuotī, 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 “armuot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarmuotī—
2Proto-West Germanicarmōdīpoverty
3Proto-Germanicarmōdijąpoverty
4Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “armuot”

  • Armutszeugnis
  • armutsgefährdet
  • Blutarmut
  • Armut
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