Where does “unarmherz” come from?

unarmherz (Old High German) comes from Old High German armherz, 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.

unarmherz (Old High German): merciless

Definitions

  1. merciless

Ancestry of “unarmherz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarmherzmerciful
2Old High Germanarmarm; poor, miserable
3Proto-West Germanicarmarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →