Where does “hearma” come from?
hearma (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *harmō, from Proto-Germanic harmô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormen-.
hearma (Old English): ermine; shrewmouse; fieldmouse; dormouse
Definitions
- ermine; shrewmouse; fieldmouse; dormouse
Ancestry of “hearma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *harmō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | harmô | ermine, weasel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱormen- | — |