Where does “erm” come from?

erm (Old Frisian) 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.

erm (Old Frisian): arm; poor

Definitions

  1. arm; poor

Ancestry of “erm”, 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 “erm”

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