barmherzig.
merciful, compassionate
Meaning & usage
merciful, compassionate
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle High German barmherze(c), from Old High German armherz, a calque of Latin misericors. By surface analysis, barmen + Herz + -ig (for the first element see Erbarmen). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃 (armahairts), Old English earmheort.
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