Where does “lukewarmth” come from?
lukewarmth (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.
lukewarmth (English): lukewarmness
Definitions
- lukewarmness
Ancestry of “lukewarmth”, step by step
lukewarmth 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 warmth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | warmth | A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | warmth | — |
| 3 | Old English | wiermþu | warmth |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | warmiþu | warmth |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -iþu | Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |