Where does “lauwarm” come from?

lauwarm (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.

lauwarm (German): lukewarm

Definitions

  1. lukewarm

Ancestry of “lauwarm”, step by step

lauwarm 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 lau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlaulukewarm, tepid
2Middle High Germanlā—
3Old High Germanlāowarm
4Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →