Where does “wurmiz” come from?

wurmiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wurmiz (Proto-Germanic): worm; serpent, snake

Definitions

  1. worm; serpent, snake

Ancestry of “wurmiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wurmiz”

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