Where does “therm” come from?

therm (Old Frisian) 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.

therm (Old Frisian): intestine

Definitions

  1. intestine

Ancestry of “therm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþarmintestine
2Proto-Germanicþarmazintestine
3Proto-Indo-Europeantórmosborehole
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tórmos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þarmaz →