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Where does “armilo” come from?

armilo (Old High German) comes from Old High German arm, 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.

armilo (Old High German): armband

Definitions

  1. armband

Ancestry of “armilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarmarm; 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

Words derived from “armilo”

  • Ärmel
  • Ärmelkanal
  • kurzärmelig
  • ärmellos
  • ermel
  • Aarmel
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