Where does “barmhärtig” come from?
barmhärtig (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish barmhærtogher, from Middle Low German barmhertich, from Middle Low German arm, from Old Saxon 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.
barmhärtig (Swedish): merciful
Definitions
- merciful
Ancestry of “barmhärtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | barmhærtogher | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | barmhertich | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | arm | poor |
| 4 | Old Saxon | arm | arm; miserable, poor |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |