Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “gidermi” come from?

gidermi (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic gaþarmiją, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Ancestry of “gidermi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gidermi”

  • Gedärm
  • Gedärme
  • gederme
  • געדערעם
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →