Where does “warmest” come from?
Warmest derives from English warm, Middle English werm, Old English wyrm, Proto-Germanic wurmiz, and Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis, ultimately from the root gʷʰer- meaning to warm or heat.
warmest (English): superlative form of warm: most warm;...
Definitions
- superlative form of warm: most warm;...
Ancestry of “warmest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |