Where does “þearm” come from?
þearm (Old English) comes 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.
þearm (Old English): a gut; an intestine
Ancestry of “þearm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þarm | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þarmaz | intestine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
Words derived from “þearm”