Where does “woodwormed” come from?

woodwormed (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.

woodwormed (English): Damaged by woodworm

Definitions

  1. Damaged by woodworm

Ancestry of “woodwormed”, step by step

woodwormed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendungending
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English woodworm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwoodwormAny of many beetle larvae that bore into wood; A...
2EnglishWormA generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm
3Middle EnglishwormA worm or similar small wormlike animal that...
4Old Englishwyrmcreeping insect; maggot, grub, worm; snake,...
5Old Englishlēahmeadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,...
6Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
7Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos