arm

German (Berlin)

[ʔaʁm]

adj
Definitions
  • poor having little money
  • poor to be pitied
  • low having a small amount

Etymology

Inherited from *arm (poor) inherited from Proto-Germanic *armaz (arm, poor, pitiful, pitiable, miserable) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (be sparse).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂erH-

Gloss

be sparse

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