Where does “uppvärma” come from?
uppvärma (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.
uppvärma (Swedish): to warm up, heat up
Definitions
- to warm up, heat up
Ancestry of “uppvärma”, step by step
uppvärma 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 | — |