Where does “wurm” come from?

wurm (German) comes 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.

wurm (German): wyrm, dragon

Definitions

  1. wyrm, dragon

Ancestry of “wurm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wurm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →