Where does “earm” come from?

earm (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian 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.

earm (West Frisian): arm; poor

Definitions

  1. arm; poor

Ancestry of “earm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianarm—
2Proto-West Germanicarmarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
3Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “earm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →