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Where does “wiermþu” come from?

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

wiermþu (Old English): warmth

Definitions

  1. warmth

Ancestry of “wiermþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwarmiþuwarmth
2Proto-West Germanicwarmwarm
3Proto-Germanicwarmazwarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—

Words derived from “wiermþu”

  • warmth
  • warmthless
  • warmth
  • warmeth
  • wermþe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →