Where does “tarm” come from?

tarm (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þarmr, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tarm (Norwegian Nynorsk): an intestine

Definitions

  1. an intestine

Ancestry of “tarm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþarmrintestine, gut
2Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
3Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “tarm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarmaz →