Where does “ormur” come from?

ormur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ormur (Icelandic): worm; serpent, snake

Definitions

  1. worm; serpent, snake

Ancestry of “ormur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseormrsnake, serpent; worm
2Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ormur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurmiz →