Where does “Wormerland” come from?
Wormerland (English) comes from Dutch Wormerland, 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 — bright; to shine; to see.
Ancestry of “Wormerland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Wormerland | — |
| 2 | English | wormer | Dewormer, medicine used in deworming an animal;... |
| 3 | English | Worm | A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm |
| 4 | Middle English | worm | A worm or similar small wormlike animal that... |
| 5 | Old English | wyrm | creeping insect; maggot, grub, worm; snake,... |
| 6 | Old English | lēah | meadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |