Where does “Wärmetauscher” come from?
Wärmetauscher (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.
Wärmetauscher (German): heat exchanger
Definitions
- heat exchanger
Ancestry of “Wärmetauscher”, step by step
Wärmetauscher traces back through two 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 Tauscher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tauscher | exchanger; deceiver |