arm

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The part of the body from the shoulder to the hand.

   She broke her arm falling off her bike.

2. 2
   noun

   The part of a chair, sofa, or other object that supports or resembles an arm.

   He rested his elbow on the arm of the chair.

3. 3
   noun

   The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.

   The arm of his jacket was torn.

4. 4
   verb

   To provide someone with weapons.

   The rebels were armed with rifles and explosives.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂érmos Proto-Germanic *armaz Proto-West Germanic *arm Old English earm Middle English arm English arm From Middle English arm, from Old English earm (Anglian arm), from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz (“arm”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“a fitting, joint; arm, forequarter”), a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to join, fit together”). Cognates Akin to Dutch arm, German Arm, Yiddish אָרעם (orem), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish arm. Indo-European cognates include Latin armus (“the uppermost part of the arm, sho…

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