Where does “Mestworm” come from?

Mestworm (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.

Mestworm (Plautdietsch): slug (invertebrate animal)

Definitions

  1. slug (invertebrate animal)

Ancestry of “Mestworm”, step by step

Mestworm 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 Mest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschMestdung, manure
2Middle Low Germanmist—
3Old Saxonmist—
4Proto-West Germanic*mistu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurmiz →