germ
Definition of germ
warm, hot
Other forms
garm
Etymology
From Avestan garəma- "hot".
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root meaning *gwher- "to heat, warm",
Sanskrit gharmah "heat",
Hittite war- "to burn",
Greek thermos "warm",
Proto-Germanic *warmaz,
German warm,
Old Norse varmr,
Gothic warmjan "to warm"
Old English wearm "warm",
Latin formus "warm" fornax "oven",
Old Persian Garmapada-,
Old Irish fogeir "heated",
Updated on March 5, 2023