Where does “Eigenwärme” come from?
Eigenwärme (German) comes from German Wärme, from Middle High German werme, from Old High German warmī, 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.
Eigenwärme (German): body heat
Definitions
- body heat
Ancestry of “Eigenwärme”, step by step
Eigenwärme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wärme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wärme | warmth; heat |
| 2 | Middle High German | werme | — |
| 3 | Old High German | warmī | warmth |
| 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 German eigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eigen | own, peculiar or private to someone,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | eigen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | eigan | own; possession, property |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |