Where does “Ĥerme” come from?

Ĥerme (Norman) comes from Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ĥerme (Norman): Herm

Definitions

  1. Herm

Ancestry of “Ĥerme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsearmrarm; poor, unhappy; wretched, wicked
2Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →