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

Definitions

  1. a gut; an intestine

Ancestry of “þearm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþarmintestine
2Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
3Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “þearm”

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