Where does “Wurmloch” come from?

Wurmloch (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.

Wurmloch (German): wormhole

Definitions

  1. wormhole

Ancestry of “Wurmloch”, step by step

Wurmloch traces back through two 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 loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlochhole; perforation
2EnglishlochA lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form...
3Middle Englishloughlake; loch
4Scottish Gaeliclochlake; arm of the sea; fjord
5Old Irishlochlake; inlet of the sea; black, dark
6Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-