Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/warmiþu

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *warm (“warm”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*warmiþu f

warmth

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*warmiþu
Genitive	*warmiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*warmiþu	*warmiþō
Accusative	*warmiþā	*warmiþā
Genitive	*warmiþā	*warmiþō
Dative	*warmiþē	warmiþōm, warmiþum
Instrumental	*warmiþu	warmiþōm, warmiþum

Descendants

Old English: *wiermþ
- Middle English: wermthe, wearmth, warmth
  - English: warmth
Old Frisian: *wermithe, *warmte
- Saterland Frisian: Waarmte
- West Frisian: waarmte
Old Saxon: *wermitha
- Middle Low German: wermede, warmede, warmte
  - German Low German: Warmte, Warmt
Old Dutch: *wermitha
- Middle Dutch: wermde, warmede, warmde, warmte
  - Dutch: warmte
    - Afrikaans: warmte
Old High German: *wermida
- Middle High German: wermede

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