Where does “armbind” come from?

armbind (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål arm, 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.

armbind (Norwegian Bokmål): an armband

Definitions

  1. an armband

Ancestry of “armbind”, step by step

armbind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål arm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålarmpoor; an arm
2Old Norsearmrarm; poor, unhappy; wretched, wicked
3Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Norwegian Bokmål bind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbinda volume; a sling; a sanitary napkin or sanitary...
2Norwegian Bokmålbindeto tie; bind; to unite; to combine
3Old Norsebindato bind, tie
4Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →