Where does “Ohrenwärmer” come from?
Ohrenwärmer (German) comes from German warmer, from German wärmen, from Middle High German wermen, from Old High German wermen, from Proto-Germanic warmijaną, from Proto-Germanic warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.
Ohrenwärmer (German): earmuffs
Definitions
- earmuffs
Ancestry of “Ohrenwärmer”, step by step
Ohrenwärmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German warmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | warmer | warmer something that either warms or prevents heat loss |
| 2 | German | wärmen | To warm |
| 3 | Middle High German | wermen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wermen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warmijaną | to warm, to heat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | warmaz | warm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |