Where does “leukwarm” come from?

leukwarm (Middle English) comes from Middle English warm, from Old English wearm, from Proto-West Germanic warm, from Proto-Germanic warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

leukwarm (Middle English): lukewarm; having medium warmth; unenthusiastic,...

Definitions

  1. lukewarm; having medium warmth; unenthusiastic,...

Ancestry of “leukwarm”, step by step

leukwarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English warm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwarmwarm, mildly hot; warm, pleasant, mild; heated,...
2Old Englishwearmwarm
3Proto-West Germanicwarmwarm
4Proto-Germanicwarmazwarm
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

via Middle English leuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishleuklukewarm; having medium warmth; unenthusiastic,...
2Old Englishhlēoc—

Words derived from “leukwarm”

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 →