Where does “earmlic” come from?

earmlic (Old English) comes from Old English earm, 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.

earmlic (Old English): miserable, wretched

Definitions

  1. miserable, wretched

Ancestry of “earmlic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishearmarm; poor, miserable
2Proto-West Germanicarmarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
3Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →