Where does “Wärmeflasche” come from?
Wärmeflasche (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.
Wärmeflasche (German): hot water bottle container, nowadays usually of rubber, filled with hot water to keep one warm, especially in bed
Definitions
- hot water bottle container, nowadays usually of rubber, filled with hot water to keep one warm, especially in bed
Ancestry of “Wärmeflasche”, step by step
Wärmeflasche traces back through 3 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 flasche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | flasche | bottle; flask; flagon |
| 2 | Middle High German | flasche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flasca | Alternative form of flaska; flask; bottle, flask |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flaskā | bottle, flask |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |