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arm.

arm

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɑrm/

  1. arm

    masculine
    Iemand kneep in mijn arm.

  2. branch (especially of streams and organisations)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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).

adj/ɑrm/

  1. poor (not rich)

    arme landen

  2. poor (unfortunate)

    arme stakker…
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch arm, from Old Dutch arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”).

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