Where does “Teewärmer” come from?
Teewärmer (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.
Teewärmer (German): tea cozy
Definitions
- tea cozy
Ancestry of “Teewärmer”, step by step
Teewärmer 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 | — |
via German tee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 2 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 3 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 4 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 5 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |