arm
Meaning
-
- (masculine) arm
- (masculine) branch (especially of streams and organisations)
Concepts
Synonyms
armelijk
stumperig
indigent
miserabel
passerbeen
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑrm/
Etymology
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).
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