Where does “armband” come from?
armband (Swedish) comes from Swedish band, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.
armband (Swedish): bracelet
Definitions
- bracelet
Ancestry of “armband”, step by step
armband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish band
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | band | a band, a ribbon, a tape; a strip of material; a... |
| 2 | English | band | A strip of material used for strengthening or... |
| 3 | German | band | past of binden |
| 4 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 5 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 6 | Italian | là | there |
| 7 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 8 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 9 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 10 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 11 | Hungarian | moll | minor |
| 12 | German | Moll | minor |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | molle | — |
| 14 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 15 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Swedish ärm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ärm | sleeve; a part of a garment that covers all or... |
| 2 | Swedish | rörelse | movement; a move between points in space;... |
| 3 | Swedish | -else | creating nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Old Saxon | -isli | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |