armband

English

noun

Definitions

A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize protest or mourning.
(sport) A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team.
An inflatable band worn round the arms to keep afloat in water

Etymology

Compound from English arm (poor, the upper limb of the body, equip with a weapon) + English band (swaddling clothes).

Origin

English

band

Gloss

swaddling clothes

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Euroband English
aftarm English
airband English
arm English
arm-twisting English
arm-wrestle English
armable English
armbanded English
armbar English
armbinder English
armbone English
armbrace English
armchair English
armed English
armest English
armeth English
armful English
armgaunt English
armguard English
armhole English
armhook English
armlength English
armless English
armlet English
armlike English
armload English
armlock English
armlong English
armpiece English
armpit English
armrack English
armrest English
armring English
armscye English
armshield English
armstand English
armth English
armwear English
backband English
band English
bandable English
bandbox English
bandcenter English
bandemia English
bander English
bandfic English
bandfish English
bandgap English
bandhead English
bandhood English
bandleader English
bandleading English
bandless English
bandlike English
bandlimited English
bandlimiting English
bandmaster English
bandmate English
bandmember English
bandog English
bandom English
bandsaw English
bandshape English
bandshell English
bandslash English
bandsman English
bandspread English
bandstand English
bandstrength English
bandstring English
bandstructure English
bandwagon English
bandwidth English
bantling English
baseband English
bellyband English
blackband English
breastband English
broadband English
browband English
counterarm English
crankarm English
crossarm English
crossband English
cytoband English
dearm English
deskband English
disband English
enarm English
firearm English
footband English
forearm English
freebander English
freebanding English
germband English
glam band English
greaseband English
hairband English
hatband English
hayband English
headband English
heteroband English
hyperband English
imband English
immunoband English
inband English
interarm English
interband English
intraband English
kneeband English
longarm English
megaband English
mesoband English
microband English
midarm English
midband English
miniband English
monoband English
moorband English
multiarm English
multiband English
narrowband English
neckband English
noseband English
outarm English
overarm English
passband English
pentaband English
platband English
powerband English
prearm English
quadband English
quadriband English
rainband English
rearm English
ribband English
ridgeband English
rockband English
ropeband English
roundarm English
scratchband English
showband English
sidearm English
sideband English
spaceband English
steelband English
stopband English
strong-arm English
subband English
superband English
sweatband English
swingarm English
throatband English
timeband English
tonearm English
trainband English
tri-band English
triband English
unarm English
underarm English
voiceband English
waistband English
warband English
watchband English
waveband English
wheelband English
wideband English
witherband English
wristband English
yardarm English
bändi Finnish
Arm German
*bʰendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
band Norwegian Bokmål
バンド Japanese
arm Middle English
band Middle English
banda Irish
band Old Norse
band Danish
bend Serbo-Croatian
band Welsh
bann Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
ban nhạc Vietnamese
band Chinese
bendi Swahili
밴드 Korean
aa'm Gullah