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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *warm (“warm”) + *-iþu.
Noun
*warmiþu f
- warmth
- Synonyms: *warmī, *warmnassī
Declension
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*warmiþu
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| Genitive
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*warmiþā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*warmiþu
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*warmiþō
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| Accusative
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*warmiþā
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*warmiþā
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| Genitive
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*warmiþā
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*warmiþō
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| Dative
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*warmiþē
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*warmiþōm, *warmiþum
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| Instrumental
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*warmiþu
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*warmiþōm, *warmiþum
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Descendants
- Old English: *wiermþ
- Middle English: wermthe, wearmth, warmth
- Old Frisian: *wermithe, *warmte
- Saterland Frisian: Waarmte
- West Frisian: waarmte
- Old Saxon: *wermitha
- Middle Low German: wermede, warmede, warmte
- Old Dutch: *wermitha
- Middle Dutch: wermde, warmede, warmde, warmte
- Dutch: warmte
- Limburgish: wörmdje, wermdje
- Old High German: *wermida
- Middle High German: wermede, wermde