Etymology

chairwarmer

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Today it means: One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work. Full definition →

English warmer ← Middle English warmen ← Old English wearmian
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  11. Latincathedra
  12. Old Frenchchaiere
  13. Middle Englishchayere
  14. Englishchair
  15. Proto-Germanic*warmaz
  16. Proto-Germanic*warmijaną
  17. Proto-West Germanic*warmijan
  18. Old Englishwierman
  19. Proto-West Germanic*warmōn
  20. Old Englishwearmian
  21. Middle Englishwarmen
  22. Englishwarm
  23. Englishwarmer
  24. English todaychairwarmer

From chair + warmer.

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