lukewarm
English
/ˌluːkˈwɔːm/, /ˌlukˈwɔɹm/
adj
Definitions
- (temperature) Between warm and cool.
- Not very enthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English leukwarm affix from English luke (lukewarm) + English warm derived from Middle English lew (tepid) derived from Old English hlēow (sunny, warm) derived from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱal(w)e-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bewarm English
- luke English
- lukewarmish English
- lukewarmly English
- lukewarmness English
- overwarm English
- prewarm English
- rewarm English
- ultrawarm English
- unwarm English
- warm English
- warm-blooded English
- warmable English
- warmer English
- warmest English
- warmeth English
- warmful English
- warmhouse English
- warming English
- warmish English
- warmist English
- warmline English
- warmly English
- warmness English
- warmth English
- warmware English
- warmy English
- lau German
- lauwarm German
- warm German
- boemlauw Dutch, Flemish
- lauw Dutch, Flemish
- lauwwarm Dutch, Flemish
- *ḱal(w)e- Proto-Indo-European
- *hliwjaz Proto-Germanic
- *hlēwanōną Proto-Germanic
- hlēow Old English
- leuk Middle English
- leukwarm Middle English
- lew Middle English
- warm Middle English
- hlý Old Norse
- hlýr Old Norse
- varma Esperanto
- varmo Esperanto
- lâeu Middle Dutch
- lýggjur Faroese
- waum Chinook Jargon