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

1. 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