Where does “bewarm” come from?
bewarm (English) comes from English warm, from German warm, from Middle High German warm, from Old High German warm, from Proto-West Germanic warm, from Proto-Germanic warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.
bewarm (English): To make warm; warm all over; warm up
Definitions
- To make warm; warm all over; warm up
Ancestry of “bewarm”, step by step
bewarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English warm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | warm | Having a temperature slightly higher than usual,... |
| 2 | German | warm | warm; mildly hot; warm; keeping the wearer warm;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | warm | — |
| 4 | Old High German | warm | warm |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | warm | warm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | warmaz | warm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |