Where does “wurm” come from?

wurm (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “wurm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwurmsnake
2Proto-West Germanicwurmiworm; serpent, snake
3Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wurm”

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