The story
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromdesarmer
- Middle English · inherited fromdesarmen“to divest of arms”
- English todaydisarm
From Middle English desarmen (“to divest of arms”), from Anglo-Norman desarmer.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
disarm
Today it means: To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless. Full definition →
Middle English desarmen ← Anglo-Norman desarmer