Where does “doppvärmare” come from?
doppvärmare (Swedish) comes from Swedish varma, from Old Swedish værma, from Old Norse verma, from Proto-Germanic warmijaną, from Proto-Germanic warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.
doppvärmare (Swedish): immersion heater
Definitions
- immersion heater
Ancestry of “doppvärmare”, step by step
doppvärmare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish varma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | varma | used similarly to English}} to heat, to warm (make warmer) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | værma | to heat |
| 3 | Old Norse | verma | to warm |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warmijaną | to warm, to heat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warmaz | warm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |
via Swedish dopp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dopp | dip; the act of briefly immersing something in a liquid |
| 2 | Old English | doppa | diver |
| 3 | Low German | düppen | to dip |
| 4 | Old Saxon | dōpian | to dip |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |