Where does “Saugwurm” come from?
Saugwurm (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.
Saugwurm (German): fluke
Definitions
- fluke
Ancestry of “Saugwurm”, step by step
Saugwurm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wurm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wurm | wyrm, dragon |
| 2 | Middle High German | wurm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wurm | snake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wurmi | worm; serpent, snake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurmiz | worm; serpent, snake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥mis | worm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via German säugen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | säugen | to lactate; to suckle, to give suck |
| 2 | Middle High German | söugen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sougen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saugijaną | to cause to suck, to suckle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūganą | to suck; to suckle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |