Where does “barmhärtighetsverk” come from?
barmhärtighetsverk (Swedish) comes from Swedish barmhärtighet, 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 — to fit, to fix, to put together.
barmhärtighetsverk (Swedish): act of mercy, act of charity
Definitions
- act of mercy, act of charity
Ancestry of “barmhärtighetsverk”, step by step
barmhärtighetsverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish barmhärtighet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | barmhärtighet | kindness, mercy |
| 2 | Swedish | barmhärtig | merciful |
| 3 | Old Swedish | barmhærtogher | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | barmhertich | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | arm | poor |
| 6 | Old Saxon | arm | arm; miserable, poor |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |