arm

Betekenis

Noun

1. (masculine) arm
2. (masculine) branch (especially of streams and organisations)

Adj

1. poor (not rich)
2. poor (unfortunate)

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɑrm/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“a fitting, joint”), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”). Cognate to Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬨𐬀 (arma) and Old Persian [script needed] (arma).