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Where does “wearm” come from?

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

wearm (Old English): warm

Definitions

  1. warm

Ancestry of “wearm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wearm”

  • warm
  • warming
  • worm
  • warmly
  • warmer
  • warmest
  • lukewarm
  • tapeworm
  • wormhole
  • bookworm
  • ringworm
  • hookworm
  • lukewarmness
  • wormy
  • housewarming
  • wormlike
  • budworm
  • cutworm
  • roundworm
  • armyworm
  • heartworm
  • bollworm
  • warmness
  • rootworm
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