Where does “Kornworm” come from?

Kornworm (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Korn, from Old Saxon korn, from Proto-West Germanic korn, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Kornworm (Plautdietsch): weevil

Definitions

  1. weevil

Ancestry of “Kornworm”, step by step

Kornworm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Korn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschKorncorn
2Old Saxonkorn—
3Proto-West Germanickorncorn, grain, cereal
4Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →