two-armed

adjective

having exactly two arms

OriginEnglish armed ← Middle English arm ← Old English earm →
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Meanings

adjectivetwo-armed (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehaving exactly two arms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Germanic*twai
  3. Proto-West Germanic*twai-
  4. Old Englishtwēġen
  5. Old Englishtwā
  6. Middle Englishtwo
  7. Englishtwo
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érmos
  10. Proto-Germanic*armaz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*arm
  12. Old Englishearm
  13. Middle Englisharm
  14. Englisharm
  15. Englisharmed
  16. Englishtwo-armed

From two + armed.

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Translations

Finnish kaksikätinen
  • kaksikätinenhaving two arms
German zweiarmig
  • zweiarmighaving two arms
Russian двуру́кий
  • двуру́кий (dvurúkij)having two arms
Cite this entry
APA

two-armed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-armed

MLA

“two-armed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-armed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “two-armed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/two-armed.

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