Where does “earmscanca” come from?

earmscanca (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.

earmscanca (Old English): armbone

Definitions

  1. armbone

Ancestry of “earmscanca”, step by step

earmscanca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English earm

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

via Old English sċanca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċancaleg
2Proto-West Germanicskankōthigh, shank
3Proto-Germanicskankôthat which is bent; shank; thigh
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →