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Where does “varm” come from?

varm (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

varm (Norwegian Nynorsk): hot, warm; imperative of varme

Definitions

  1. hot, warm; imperative of varme

Ancestry of “varm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevarmrwarm
2Proto-Germanicwarmazwarm
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “varm”

  • varmluftballong
  • vekselvarm
  • varmluftsballong
  • varmluft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →