Where does “underwarm” come from?
underwarm (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.
underwarm (English): To warm insufficiently; To fail to provide with the expected or required amount of heat
Definitions
- To warm insufficiently; To fail to provide with the expected or required amount of heat
Ancestry of “underwarm”, step by step
underwarm 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 | — |