Where does “angleworm” come from?
angleworm (English) comes from English Angle, from Middle English angle, from Middle French angle, from Old French Angle, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel; messenger.
angleworm (English): An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as...
Definitions
- An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as...
Ancestry of “angleworm”, step by step
angleworm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Angle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Angle | A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by... |
| 2 | Middle English | angle | — |
| 3 | Middle French | angle | corner |
| 4 | Old French | Angle | angel biblical being |
| 5 | Late Latin | Angelus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 7 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 8 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 10 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via English Worm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Worm | A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm |
| 2 | Middle English | worm | A worm or similar small wormlike animal that... |
| 3 | Old English | wyrm | creeping insect; maggot, grub, worm; snake,... |
| 4 | Old English | lēah | meadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |