Where does “Wärmetod” come from?

Wärmetod (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.

Wärmetod (German): heat death

Definitions

  1. heat death

Ancestry of “Wärmetod”, step by step

Wärmetod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wärme

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

via German tōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōddeath
2Middle High Germantōt—
3Old High Germantōtdead
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warmaz →