Where does “vermyn” come from?

vermyn (Middle English) comes from Old French vermine, from Vulgar Latin verminum, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

vermyn (Middle English): Dangerous or foul animals; beasts or pests

Definitions

  1. Dangerous or foul animals; beasts or pests

Ancestry of “vermyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchverminevermin
2Vulgar Latinverminumvermin
3Latinvermisa worm
4Latinfugāre—
5Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit

Words derived from “vermyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →