Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *warm.

See also Old Frisian warm (West Frisian waarm), Old Saxon warm (Low German warm), Dutch warm, Old High German warm (German warm), Old Norse varmr (Danish varm, Swedish varm), Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (*warms)); also possibly Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós), Latin formus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wæ͜ɑrm/, [wæ͜ɑrˠm]

Adjective

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wearm

  1. warm

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: warm, warme, werm, wearm
    • Scots: wairm
    • English: warm