Where does “korenworm” come from?
korenworm (Dutch) comes from Dutch koren, from Middle Dutch koren, from Old Dutch korn, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
korenworm (Dutch): a plant-eating beetle larva, especially a chafer or weevil
Definitions
- a plant-eating beetle larva, especially a chafer or weevil
Ancestry of “korenworm”, step by step
korenworm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch koren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koren | grain; corn |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | koren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | korn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Dutch worm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | worm | worm, vernacular term for various, mostly legless... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | worm | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wurm | worm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wurmi | worm; serpent, snake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurmiz | worm; serpent, snake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥mis | worm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |