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Where does “warm” come from?

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

warm (Proto-West Germanic): warm

Definitions

  1. warm

Ancestry of “warm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “warm”

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