Where does “wormōd” come from?

wormōd (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic warjamōdā, from Proto-West Germanic warjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wormōd (Old English): wormwood, absinthe

Definitions

  1. wormwood, absinthe

Ancestry of “wormōd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwarjamōdāwormwood
2Proto-West Germanicwarjanto ward off, to defend against
3Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warjaną →