Where does “웜홀” come from?

웜홀 (Korean) comes from English wormhole, from English Worm, from Middle English worm, from Old English wyrm, from Old English lēah, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos — bright; to shine; to see.

웜홀 (Korean): wormhole

Definitions

  1. wormhole

Ancestry of “웜홀”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwormholea hole burrowed by a worm; A hypothetical...
2EnglishWormA generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm
3Middle EnglishwormA worm or similar small wormlike animal that...
4Old Englishwyrmcreeping insect; maggot, grub, worm; snake,...
5Old Englishlēahmeadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,...
6Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
7Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-