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Where does “erme” come from?

erme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse ermr, from Proto-Germanic armijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erm-i(e)h₂-.

erme (Norwegian Bokmål): a sleeve

Definitions

  1. a sleeve

Ancestry of “erme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseermrsleeve
2Proto-Germanicarmijō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erm-i(e)h₂-—

Words derived from “erme”

  • ermeløs
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