Where does “Wärme” come from?

Wärme (German) comes 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.

Wärme (German): warmth; heat

Definitions

  1. warmth; heat

Ancestry of “Wärme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwerme
2Old High Germanwarmīwarmth
3Old High Germanwarmwarm
4Proto-West Germanicwarmwarm
5Proto-Germanicwarmazwarm
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr

Words derived from “Wärme

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-Every word from Proto-Germanic warmaz
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