Where does “earmtakke” come from?

earmtakke (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian earm, 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.

earmtakke (West Frisian): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “earmtakke”, step by step

earmtakke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian earm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianearmarm; poor
2Old Frisianarm—
3Proto-West Germanicarmarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
4Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via West Frisian takke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiantakkebranch
2Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →
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