Where does “wermen” come from?
wermen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wermen, from Proto-Germanic warmijaną, from Proto-Germanic warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.
Ancestry of “wermen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | wermen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | warmijaną | to warm, to heat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warmaz | warm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |