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arm

Pronunciation: /ɑrm/

“arm” is a Dutch word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. arm
  2. branch (especially of streams and organisations)

adjective

  1. poor (not rich)
  2. poor (unfortunate)

Etymology

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).

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