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
Ancestry of “barmhärtighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |