Where does “Reewuerm” come from?

Reewuerm (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Wuerm, 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.

Reewuerm (Luxembourgish): earthworm

Definitions

  1. earthworm

Ancestry of “Reewuerm”, step by step

Reewuerm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Wuerm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishWuermworm
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

via Luxembourgish Reen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishReenrain
2Old High Germanreganrain
3Proto-West Germanicregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurmiz →