Where does “Buakworm” come from?

Buakworm (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Worm, from Middle Low German worm, from Old Saxon wurm, from Proto-Germanic wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Buakworm (Plautdietsch): bookworm person

Definitions

  1. bookworm person

Ancestry of “Buakworm”, step by step

Buakworm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Worm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschWormworm
2Middle Low Germanworm—
3Old Saxonwurma serpent or snake; a creeping insect, maggot,...
4Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Plautdietsch Buak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschBuakbook
2Middle Low Germanbôkbook
3Old Saxonbōkbook
4Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
5Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →