Where does “harmo” come from?

harmo (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *harmō, from Proto-Germanic harmô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱormen-.

harmo (Old High German): ermine

Definitions

  1. ermine

Ancestry of “harmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*harmōstoat, ermine
2Proto-Germanicharmôermine, weasel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱormen-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱormen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harmô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *harmō →