Where does “arm” come from?

arm (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic arm, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

arm (Old Dutch): arm; poor

Definitions

  1. arm; poor

Ancestry of “arm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicarmarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
2Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “arm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →
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