Etymology

lukewarmly

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Today it means: In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm. Full definition →

English lukewarm ← Middle English leukwarm ← Old English wearm
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The story

  1. Middle Englishleuk
  2. Proto-Germanic*warmaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*warm
  4. Old Englishwearm
  5. Middle Englishwarm
  6. Middle Englishleukwarm
  7. Englishlukewarm
  8. English todaylukewarmly

From lukewarm + -ly.

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