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earm

earm

Old English

Noun

earmΒ m

  1. arm
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Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *armaz, further etymology uncertain. Cognate with Old Frisian erm, Old Saxon arm, Dutch arm, Old High German arm (German arm), Old Norse armr (Swedish, Danish arm), Gothic πŒ°π‚πŒΌπƒ β€Ž(arms).

Adjective

earm

  1. poor, miserable
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Derived terms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *hβ‚‚erHmos β€Ž(β€œjoint”). Cognate with Old Frisian arm, Old Saxon arm, Dutch arm, Old High German arm (German Arm), Old Norse armr (Swedish arm), Gothic πŒ°π‚πŒΌπƒ β€Ž(arms). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Old Church Slavonic Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠΎ β€Ž(ramo) (Russian Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠΎ β€Ž(ramo, β€œshoulder”)), Latin armus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /Γ¦Ι‘rm/

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