Arm

German (Berlin)

/arm/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) an arm
  • (figurative) anything that resembles an arm

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German arm inherited from Old High German arm inherited from *arm (poor) inherited from Proto-Germanic *armaz (arm, poor, pitiful, pitiable, miserable) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ermos

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