Where does “bogorm” come from?

bogorm (Danish) comes from Danish bøg, from Middle Low German bôk, from Old Saxon bōk, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

bogorm (Danish): bookworm

Definitions

  1. bookworm

Ancestry of “bogorm”, step by step

bogorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bøg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbøgbeech
2Middle Low Germanbôkbook
3Old Saxonbōkbook
4Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
5Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Danish orm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishormworm; grub; maggot
2Old Norseormrsnake, serpent; worm
3Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōk →
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