Where does “wurm” come from?

wurm (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wurmi, from Proto-Germanic wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wurm (Old High German): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “wurm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwurmiworm; serpent, snake
2Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wurm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurmiz →
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