Where does “Hakensaugwurm” come from?

Hakensaugwurm (German) comes from German wurm, from Middle High German wurm, from Old High German wurm, from Proto-West Germanic wurmi, from Proto-Germanic wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Hakensaugwurm (German): monogenean (Monogenea)

Definitions

  1. monogenean (Monogenea)

Ancestry of “Hakensaugwurm”, step by step

Hakensaugwurm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German wurm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurmwyrm, dragon
2Middle High Germanwurm
3Old High Germanwurmsnake
4Proto-West Germanicwurmiworm; serpent, snake
5Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German säugen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansäugento lactate; to suckle, to give suck
2Middle High Germansöugen
3Old High Germansougen
4Proto-Germanicsaugijanąto cause to suck, to suckle
5Proto-Germanicsūganąto suck; to suckle
6Proto-Indo-Europeansug-
7Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via German hāken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhāken
2Middle High Germanhāke
3Old High Germanhākohook
4Proto-West Germanic*hakō
5Proto-Germanichakôhook
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-
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