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Where does “tharm” come from?

tharm (English) comes from Middle English tharm, from Old English þearm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tharm (English): An intestine; an entrail; gut

Definitions

  1. An intestine; an entrail; gut

Ancestry of “tharm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtharmOne of a creature's organs especially when...
2Old Englishþearma gut; an intestine
3Proto-West Germanicþarm—
4Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
5Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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