Where does “Wormser” come from?

Wormser (German) comes from English worms, from Old High German Wormazia, from Latin Vormatia, from Latin Borbetomagus, from Proto-Celtic magos, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Wormser (German): of Worms

Definitions

  1. of Worms

Ancestry of “Wormser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwormsplural of worm; Third-person singular simple...
2Old High GermanWormazia
3LatinVormatia
4LatinBorbetomagus
5Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂-Every word from Proto-Celtic magosEvery word from Latin Borbetomagus
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