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Where does “Wärmebewegung” come from?

Wärmebewegung (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.

Wärmebewegung (German): thermal motion

Definitions

  1. thermal motion

Ancestry of “Wärmebewegung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWärmewarmth; heat
2Middle High Germanwerme—
3Old High Germanwarmī—
4Old High Germanwarmwarm
5Proto-West Germanicwarmwarm
6Proto-Germanicwarmazwarm
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →