Etymology

warming

warm·ing
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Today it means: A small rise in temperature. Full definition →

Middle English warmyng ← Old English wærming
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warming · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromwærming
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwarmyng
  3. English todaywarming

From Middle English warmyng, warmynge, from Old English wærming, wirming, equivalent to warm + -ing.

warming · verb, adjective2

  1. Old English · derived fromwyrman
  2. Old English · inherited fromwærmiġende
  3. Middle English · inherited fromwarminge
  4. English todaywarming

From Middle English warminge, warmynge, from Old English wærmiġende, wermende, wyrmende, present participle of Old English wyrman, wirman (“to warm”), equivalent to warm + -ing.

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