Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/armiþu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *arm +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*armiþu f

1. poverty

   Synonym: *armōdī

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*armiþu
Genitive	*armiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*armiþu	*armiþō
Accusative	*armiþā	*armiþā
Genitive	*armiþā	*armiþō
Dative	*armiþē	*armiþōm, *armiþum
Instrumental	*armiþu	*armiþōm, *armiþum

Descendants

• Old English: iermþu, iermþ, yrmþ, irmþ, ermþ, ermþu, eormþu, earmþu
  • Middle English: armthe
    • English: armth
• Old Frisian: ermithe, ermthe
• Old High German: armida
  • Middle High German: ermede, ermde
    • German: Ärmde (dialectal)