Masculine

Arm

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) an arm
  2. (figuratively, masculine, strong) anything that resembles an arm
  3. (figuratively, masculine, strong) anything that resembles an arm
  4. (figuratively, masculine, strong) anything that resembles an arm
  5. (figuratively, masculine, strong) anything that resembles an arm
  6. (figuratively, masculine, strong) anything that resembles an arm

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

aarm

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/arm/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German arm, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos, an extension of *h₂er- (“to fit together, to link, to join”). Cognate with Dutch arm, English arm, Swedish arm. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin armus and arma.

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