Where does “lukewarmish” come from?
lukewarmish (English) comes from English lukewarm, from Middle English leukwarm, from Middle English warm, from Old English wearm, from Proto-West Germanic warm, from Proto-Germanic warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.
lukewarmish (English): Somewhat lukewarm; tepid
Definitions
- Somewhat lukewarm; tepid
Ancestry of “lukewarmish”, step by step
lukewarmish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lukewarm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lukewarm | Between warm and cool; Not very enthusiastic |
| 2 | Middle English | leukwarm | lukewarm; having medium warmth; unenthusiastic,... |
| 3 | Middle English | warm | warm, mildly hot; warm, pleasant, mild; heated,... |
| 4 | Old English | wearm | 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 ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |