Where does “armhule” come from?

armhule (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.

armhule (Norwegian Bokmål): an armpit

Definitions

  1. an armpit

Ancestry of “armhule”, step by step

armhule 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 hule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhuleinflection of hul: ## definite singular ##...
2Old Norseholacave; to hollow
3Old Norseholrhollow
4Proto-Germanichulazhollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermosEvery word from Proto-Germanic armaz
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