Where does “armbind” come from?

armbind (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): an armband

Definitions

  1. an armband

Ancestry of “armbind”, step by step

armbind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk arm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskarmpoor, pitiful; 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 Nynorsk bind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbinda sanitary napkin or sanitary towel; a volume; a...
2Norwegian Nynorskbindeto tie; bind
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 →