Where does “äärm” come from?

äärm (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian erm, 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.

äärm (Saterland Frisian): poor; impoverished; miserable

Definitions

  1. poor; impoverished; miserable

Ancestry of “äärm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianermarm; poor
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →