Where does “underarm” come from?
underarm (Swedish) comes from Swedish ärm, from Swedish rörelse, from Swedish -else, from Old Saxon -isli, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
underarm (Swedish): forearm
Definitions
- forearm
Ancestry of “underarm”, step by step
underarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |