Where does “Enddarm” come from?

Enddarm (German) comes from German darm, 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.

Enddarm (German): rectum

Definitions

  1. rectum

Ancestry of “Enddarm”, step by step

Enddarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German darm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandarmintestine, gut
2Middle High Germandarm—
3Old High Germandarm—
4Proto-West Germanicþarmintestine
5Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
6Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via German ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanendeinflection of enden: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanendeend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarmaz →
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