Where does “Worm” come from?

Worm (Plautdietsch) comes 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.

Worm (Plautdietsch): worm

Definitions

  1. worm

Ancestry of “Worm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Worm”

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