Where does “barmhärtighet” come from?
barmhärtighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish barmhärtig, 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 — to fit, to fix, to put together.
barmhärtighet (Swedish): kindness, mercy
Definitions
- kindness, mercy
Ancestry of “barmhärtighet”, step by step
barmhärtighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish barmhärtig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | barmhärtig | merciful |
| 2 | Old Swedish | barmhærtogher | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | barmhertich | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | arm | poor |
| 5 | Old Saxon | arm | arm; miserable, poor |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |