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Where does “Darm” come from?

Darm (German) comes from Middle High German darm, from Old High German darm, 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.

Darm (German): intestine, gut

Definitions

  1. intestine, gut

Ancestry of “Darm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandarm—
2Old High Germandarm—
3Proto-West Germanicþarm—
4Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
5Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “Darm”

  • Mastdarmakrobat
  • Darmbein
  • Mastdarm
  • Darmausgang
  • Dickdarm
  • Darmzelle
  • Darmschleimhaut
  • Blinddarmentzündung
  • Blinddarm
  • Enddarm
  • Darmentzündung
  • Darmerkrankung
  • Darmkrankheit
  • Darmflora
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