Where does “ermel” come from?
ermel (Middle High German) comes from Cimbrian arm, from Middle High German arm, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic arm, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “ermel”, step by step
ermel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cimbrian arm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cimbrian | arm | arm; poor |
| 2 | Middle High German | arm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | arm | arm; poor, miserable |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |