Where does “armband” come from?
armband (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk band, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.
armband (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bracelet, armband
Definitions
- a bracelet, armband
Ancestry of “armband”, step by step
armband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk band
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | band | a tape; a ribbon; a band |
| 2 | English | band | A strip of material used for strengthening or... |
| 3 | German | band | past of binden |
| 4 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 5 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 6 | Italian | là | there |
| 7 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 8 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 9 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 10 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 11 | Hungarian | moll | minor |
| 12 | German | Moll | minor |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | molle | — |
| 14 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 15 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |