Where does “Wormerland” come from?
Wormerland (Dutch) comes from English wormer, from English Worm, from Middle English worm, from Old English wyrm, from Old English lēah, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos — bright; to shine; to see.
Ancestry of “Wormerland”, step by step
Wormerland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wormer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wormer | Dewormer, medicine used in deworming an animal;... |
| 2 | English | Worm | A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm |
| 3 | Middle English | worm | A worm or similar small wormlike animal that... |
| 4 | Old English | wyrm | creeping insect; maggot, grub, worm; snake,... |
| 5 | Old English | lēah | meadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |