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Where does “armuotī” come from?

armuotī (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic armōdī, from Proto-Germanic armōdiją, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “armuotī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicarmōdīpoverty
2Proto-Germanicarmōdijąpoverty
3Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “armuotī”

  • armutsgefährdet
  • Blutarmut
  • Armut
  • Armutszeugnis
  • armuote
  • armuot
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