Where does “Warmzeit” come from?

Warmzeit (German) comes from German warm, from Middle High German warm, 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.

Warmzeit (German): interglacial

Definitions

  1. interglacial

Ancestry of “Warmzeit”, step by step

Warmzeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German warm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwarmwarm; mildly hot; warm; keeping the wearer warm;...
2Middle High Germanwarm—
3Old High Germanwarmwarm
4Proto-West Germanicwarmwarm
5Proto-Germanicwarmazwarm
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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 →