Where does “therm” come from?

therm (Middle English) comes from Old English þearm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

therm (Middle English): Alternative form of tharm

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tharm

Ancestry of “therm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþearma gut; an intestine
2Proto-West Germanicþarmintestine
3Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
4Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarmaz →
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